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Recognised as Colour

#7389BB

  • #7389BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7389BB is a blue with RGB values 115, 137, 187 and HSL 222°, 35%, 59%. 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

#7389BB#7389BB
HEX#7389BB
RGBrgb(115, 137, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5373, 0.7333
RGB percentages45.1%, 53.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(221.7, 34.6%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 38.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK38.5%, 26.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,571,899
CSS custom property--colour: #7389BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#8C7644

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#788DBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7186BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5C939Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.7Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Light steelblue · ΔE 25.9Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA573
Analogous#73ADBB, #8173BB
Triadic#BB7389, #89BB73
Split complementary#BB8173, #ADBB73
Tetradic#BB73AD, #BBA573, #73BB81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFE
Lighter +30%#DAE0ED
Lighter +20%#B8C3DC
Lighter +10%#95A6CC
Darker −10%#526DA9
Darker −20%#415787
Darker −30%#314064
Darker −40%#202A42
More saturated +25%#597FD5
Less saturated −25%#8D93A1

Channel breakdown

R115
G137
B187
Red115 (45.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue221.67°
Saturation (HSL)34.62%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 89 · B BB

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