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Recognised as Colour

#738BBE

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

#738BBE is a blue with RGB values 115, 139, 190 and HSL 221°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#738BBE#738BBE
HEX#738BBE
RGBrgb(115, 139, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5451, 0.7451
RGB percentages45.1%, 54.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(220.8, 36.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 39.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK39.5%, 26.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,572,414
CSS custom property--colour: #738BBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#8C7441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798FC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7288BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5A969Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Slate grey · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 25.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEA673
Analogous#73B1BE, #8073BE
Triadic#BE738B, #8BBE73
Split complementary#BE8173, #B0BE73
Tetradic#BE73B1, #BEA673, #73BE81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#DBE2EF
Lighter +20%#B9C5DE
Lighter +10%#96A8CE
Darker −10%#516EAD
Darker −20%#40588B
Darker −30%#304268
Darker −40%#202C45
More saturated +25%#5982D8
Less saturated −25%#8D94A4

Channel breakdown

R115
G139
B190
Red115 (45.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue220.8°
Saturation (HSL)36.59%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 8B · B BE

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