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Recognised as Colour

#738DA2

  • #738DA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#738DA2 is a blue with RGB values 115, 141, 162 and HSL 207°, 20%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#738DA2#738DA2
HEX#738DA2
RGBrgb(115, 141, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5529, 0.6353
RGB percentages45.1%, 55.3%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(206.8, 20.2%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 29%, 63.5%)
CMYK29%, 13%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,572,898
CSS custom property--colour: #738DA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 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#8C725D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#848DA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E88A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#659294no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 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

Light slate grey · ΔE 3.8Slate grey · ΔE 6.1Gray · ΔE 15.2Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Dark grey · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 3.84, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A28873
Analogous#73A2A0, #7375A2
Triadic#A2738D, #8DA273
Split complementary#A27376, #A2A073
Tetradic#9F73A2, #A28873, #75A273

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF1F3
Lighter +30%#CFD8DF
Lighter +20%#B0BFCB
Lighter +10%#92A6B6
Darker −10%#5A7388
Darker −20%#465969
Darker −30%#313F4B
Darker −40%#1D252C
More saturated +25%#5690BF
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R115
G141
B162
Red115 (45.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue206.81°
Saturation (HSL)20.17%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 8D · B A2

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