Recognised as Colour

#738EFC

#738EFC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#738EFC is a blue with RGB values 115, 142, 252 and HSL 228°, 96%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#738EFC#738EFC

HEX#738EFC

RGBrgb(115, 142, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5569, 0.9882

RGB percentages45.1%, 55.7%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(228.2, 95.8%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 54.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK54.4%, 43.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,573,244

CSS custom property--colour: #738EFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1

Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#8C7103

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E9BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D8FFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#27A6B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7 Royal blue · ΔE 16.5 Medium purple · ΔE 18.7 Slate blue · ΔE 22 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FCE173

Analogous#73D3FC, #9C73FC

Triadic#FC738E, #8EFC73

Split complementary#FC9D73, #D2FC73

Tetradic#FC73D3, #FCE173, #73FC9D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D7DFFE

Lighter +10%#A5B6FD

Darker −10%#4166FB

Darker −20%#0F3DFA

Darker −30%#042DD2

Darker −40%#0322A0

More saturated +25%#708CFF

Less saturated −25%#8599EA

Channel breakdown

R115

G142

B252

Red115 (45.1%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue228.18°

Saturation (HSL)95.8%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 8E · B FC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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