Colour

#7384CE

#7384CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7384CE is a blue with RGB values 115, 132, 206 and HSL 229°, 48%, 63%. 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

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HEX#7384CE

RGBrgb(115, 132, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5176, 0.8078

RGB percentages45.1%, 51.8%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(228.8, 48.1%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 44.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK44.2%, 35.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,570,638

CSS custom property--colour: #7384CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#8C7B31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#698CD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6284CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#53939Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2 Steel blue · ΔE 19.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6 Medium purple · ΔE 25.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9 Royal blue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEBD73

Analogous#73B2CE, #8F73CE

Triadic#CE7384, #84CE73

Split complementary#CE8F73, #B2CE73

Tetradic#CE73B2, #CEBD73, #73CE8F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4E8F6

Lighter +20%#BFC6E8

Lighter +10%#99A5DB

Darker −10%#4D63C1

Darker −20%#394CA2

Darker −30%#2C3B7C

Darker −40%#1E2957

More saturated +25%#5B75E6

Less saturated −25%#8B93B6

Channel breakdown

R115

G132

B206

Red115 (45.1%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue228.79°

Saturation (HSL)48.15%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 84 · B CE

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Colour values

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