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Recognised as Colour

#7388B0

  • #7388B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7388B0 is a blue with RGB values 115, 136, 176 and HSL 219°, 28%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7388B0#7388B0
HEX#7388B0
RGBrgb(115, 136, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5333, 0.6902
RGB percentages45.1%, 53.3%, 69%
HSLhsl(219.3, 27.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 34.7%, 69%)
CMYK34.7%, 22.7%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,571,632
CSS custom property--colour: #7388B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#8C774F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A8BB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7485AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#619096no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.5Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2Slate grey · ΔE 14.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8Gray · ΔE 23.8Dim grey · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B09B73
Analogous#73A6B0, #7D73B0
Triadic#B07388, #88B073
Split complementary#B07D73, #A6B073
Tetradic#B073A6, #B09B73, #73B07D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F7FA
Lighter +30%#D5DBE7
Lighter +20%#B4BFD5
Lighter +10%#94A4C2
Darker −10%#576E99
Darker −20%#445679
Darker −30%#323F58
Darker −40%#1F2838
More saturated +25%#587FCB
Less saturated −25%#8E9195

Channel breakdown

R115
G136
B176
Red115 (45.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue219.34°
Saturation (HSL)27.85%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 88 · B B0

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