Colour

#7383AD

#7383AD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7383AD is a blue with RGB values 115, 131, 173 and HSL 223°, 26%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7383AD

RGBrgb(115, 131, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5137, 0.6784

RGB percentages45.1%, 51.4%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(223.4, 26.1%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 33.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK33.5%, 24.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,570,349

CSS custom property--colour: #7383AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#8C7C52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7586AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7081ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#628B91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Slate grey · ΔE 15.2 Gray · ΔE 24.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AD9D73

Analogous#73A0AD, #8073AD

Triadic#AD7383, #83AD73

Split complementary#AD8073, #A0AD73

Tetradic#AD73A0, #AD9D73, #73AD80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4F5F8

Lighter +30%#D3D8E6

Lighter +20%#B3BCD3

Lighter +10%#939FC0

Darker −10%#586995

Darker −20%#455275

Darker −30%#323C55

Darker −40%#1F2535

More saturated +25%#5777C9

Less saturated −25%#8F8F91

Channel breakdown

R115

G131

B173

Red115 (45.1%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue223.45°

Saturation (HSL)26.13%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 83 · B AD

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