Colour

#738BCC

#738BCC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#738BCC is a blue with RGB values 115, 139, 204 and HSL 224°, 47%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#738BCC#738BCC

HEX#738BCC

RGBrgb(115, 139, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5451, 0.8

RGB percentages45.1%, 54.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(223.8, 46.6%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 43.6%, 80%)

CMYK43.6%, 31.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,572,428

CSS custom property--colour: #738BCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#8C7433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7491CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B89CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#5398A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5 Steel blue · ΔE 14.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCB473

Analogous#73B7CC, #8873CC

Triadic#CC738B, #8BCC73

Split complementary#CC8873, #B7CC73

Tetradic#CC73B7, #CCB473, #73CC88

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3E8F5

Lighter +20%#BEC9E7

Lighter +10%#98AADA

Darker −10%#4E6CBE

Darker −20%#3A559F

Darker −30%#2C417A

Darker −40%#1F2D54

More saturated +25%#5B80E4

Less saturated −25%#8B96B4

Channel breakdown

R115

G139

B204

Red115 (45.1%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue223.82°

Saturation (HSL)46.6%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 8B · B CC

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Colour values

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