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Recognised as Colour

#7381DC

  • #7381DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7381DC is a blue with RGB values 115, 129, 220 and HSL 232°, 60%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7381DC#7381DC
HEX#7381DC
RGBrgb(115, 129, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5059, 0.8627
RGB percentages45.1%, 50.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(232, 60%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 47.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK47.7%, 41.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,569,884
CSS custom property--colour: #7381DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#8C7E23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D8CE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5484DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4B94A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Royal blue · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCCE73
Analogous#73B5DC, #9973DC
Triadic#DC7381, #81DC73
Split complementary#DC9A73, #B5DC73
Tetradic#DC73B6, #DCCE73, #73DC9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEFFB
Lighter +20%#C5CAF0
Lighter +10%#9CA6E6
Darker −10%#4A5CD2
Darker −20%#2F41BA
Darker −30%#243392
Darker −40%#1A2569
More saturated +25%#5D71F2
Less saturated −25%#8991C6

Channel breakdown

R115
G129
B220
Red115 (45.1%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue232°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 81 · B DC

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