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Recognised as Colour

#738AB9

  • #738AB9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#738AB9 is a blue with RGB values 115, 138, 185 and HSL 220°, 33%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#738AB9#738AB9
HEX#738AB9
RGBrgb(115, 138, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5412, 0.7255
RGB percentages45.1%, 54.1%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(220.3, 33.3%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 37.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK37.8%, 25.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,572,153
CSS custom property--colour: #738AB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#8C7546

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A8DBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7387B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5D949Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2Light steelblue · ΔE 24.7Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9A273
Analogous#73ADB9, #7F73B9
Triadic#B9738A, #8AB973
Split complementary#B97F73, #ADB973
Tetradic#B973AD, #B9A273, #73B97F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFD
Lighter +30%#D9DFEC
Lighter +20%#B7C3DB
Lighter +10%#95A6CA
Darker −10%#536EA6
Darker −20%#425884
Darker −30%#314162
Darker −40%#202B40
More saturated +25%#5981D3
Less saturated −25%#8D939F

Channel breakdown

R115
G138
B185
Red115 (45.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue220.29°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 8A · B B9

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