Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#7388B3

  • #7388B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7388B3 is a blue with RGB values 115, 136, 179 and HSL 220°, 30%, 58%. 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

#7388B3#7388B3
HEX#7388B3
RGBrgb(115, 136, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5333, 0.702
RGB percentages45.1%, 53.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(220.3, 29.6%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 35.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK35.8%, 24%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,571,635
CSS custom property--colour: #7388B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#8C774C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798BB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7385B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#609197no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11Light slate grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Gray · ΔE 25.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B39E73
Analogous#73A8B3, #7E73B3
Triadic#B37388, #88B373
Split complementary#B37E73, #A8B373
Tetradic#B373A8, #B39E73, #73B37E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F8FB
Lighter +30%#D6DCE9
Lighter +20%#B5C0D7
Lighter +10%#94A4C5
Darker −10%#566D9D
Darker −20%#44567C
Darker −30%#323F5B
Darker −40%#20283A
More saturated +25%#587FCE
Less saturated −25%#8E9198

Channel breakdown

R115
G136
B179
Red115 (45.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue220.31°
Saturation (HSL)29.63%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 88 · B B3

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “7388b3” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.