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Recognised as Colour

#7384DE

  • #7384DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7384DE is a blue with RGB values 115, 132, 222 and HSL 230°, 62%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7384DE#7384DE
HEX#7384DE
RGBrgb(115, 132, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5176, 0.8706
RGB percentages45.1%, 51.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(230.5, 61.8%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 48.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK48.2%, 40.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,570,654
CSS custom property--colour: #7384DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#8C7B21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#618FE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5786DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4997A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.1Royal blue · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECD73
Analogous#73BADE, #9773DE
Triadic#DE7384, #84DE73
Split complementary#DE9773, #BADE73
Tetradic#DE73BA, #DECD73, #73DE97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF1FB
Lighter +20%#C6CDF1
Lighter +10%#9CA8E8
Darker −10%#4A60D4
Darker −20%#2D44BE
Darker −30%#233595
Darker −40%#19266C
More saturated +25%#5D75F4
Less saturated −25%#8993C8

Channel breakdown

R115
G132
B222
Red115 (45.1%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue230.47°
Saturation (HSL)61.85%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 84 · B DE

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