Colour

#7388C3

#7388C3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7388C3 is a blue with RGB values 115, 136, 195 and HSL 224°, 40%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7388C3

RGBrgb(115, 136, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5333, 0.7647

RGB percentages45.1%, 53.3%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(224.3, 40%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 41%, 76.5%)

CMYK41%, 30.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,571,651

CSS custom property--colour: #7388C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#8C773C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#748DC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C86C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#59949Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3AE73

Analogous#73B0C3, #8673C3

Triadic#C37388, #88C373

Split complementary#C38673, #B0C373

Tetradic#C373B0, #C3AE73, #73C386

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DEE3F1

Lighter +20%#BAC5E2

Lighter +10%#97A6D2

Darker −10%#4F6AB4

Darker −20%#3E5492

Darker −30%#2F406E

Darker −40%#202B4A

More saturated +25%#5A7CDC

Less saturated −25%#8C94AA

Channel breakdown

R115

G136

B195

Red115 (45.1%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue224.25°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 88 · B C3

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Colour values

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