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Recognised as Colour

#738DC7

  • #738DC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#738DC7 is a blue with RGB values 115, 141, 199 and HSL 221°, 43%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#738DC7#738DC7
HEX#738DC7
RGBrgb(115, 141, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5529, 0.7804
RGB percentages45.1%, 55.3%, 78%
HSLhsl(221.4, 42.9%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 42.2%, 78%)
CMYK42.2%, 29.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,572,935
CSS custom property--colour: #738DC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#8C7238

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7892C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#708AC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5699A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.1Light steelblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7AD73
Analogous#73B7C7, #8373C7
Triadic#C7738D, #8DC773
Split complementary#C78373, #B7C773
Tetradic#C773B7, #C7AD73, #73C783

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E6F3
Lighter +20%#BCC8E4
Lighter +10%#97ABD6
Darker −10%#4F6FB8
Darker −20%#3D5997
Darker −30%#2E4373
Darker −40%#1F2E4F
More saturated +25%#5B84E0
Less saturated −25%#8C96AF

Channel breakdown

R115
G141
B199
Red115 (45.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue221.43°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 8D · B C7

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