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Recognised as Colour

#7381EA

  • #7381EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#7381EA is a blue with RGB values 115, 129, 234 and HSL 233°, 74%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#7381EA#7381EA
HEX#7381EA
RGBrgb(115, 129, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5059, 0.9176
RGB percentages45.1%, 50.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(232.9, 73.9%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 50.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK50.9%, 44.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,569,898
CSS custom property--colour: #7381EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#8C7E15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#548FEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4885E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4098AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.4Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 17.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EADC73
Analogous#73BCEA, #A173EA
Triadic#EA7381, #81EA73
Split complementary#EAA173, #BDEA73
Tetradic#EA73BC, #EADC73, #73EAA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F9FE
Lighter +20%#CCD1F7
Lighter +10%#9FA9F1
Darker −10%#4759E3
Darker −20%#2036D7
Darker −30%#1A2BAA
Darker −40%#13207E
More saturated +25%#5F72FE
Less saturated −25%#8790D6

Channel breakdown

R115
G129
B234
Red115 (45.1%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue232.94°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 81 · B EA

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