Recognised as Colour

#738FCD

#738FCD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#738FCD is a blue with RGB values 115, 143, 205 and HSL 221°, 47%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#738FCD

RGBrgb(115, 143, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5608, 0.8039

RGB percentages45.1%, 56.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(221.3, 47.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 43.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK43.9%, 30.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,573,453

CSS custom property--colour: #738FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#8C7032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7994D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F8CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#529CA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDB173

Analogous#73BCCD, #8473CD

Triadic#CD738F, #8FCD73

Split complementary#CD8473, #BCCD73

Tetradic#CD73BC, #CDB173, #73CD84

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4E9F5

Lighter +20%#BECBE8

Lighter +10%#99ADDA

Darker −10%#4D71C0

Darker −20%#3959A1

Darker −30%#2C457B

Darker −40%#1F3055

More saturated +25%#5B86E5

Less saturated −25%#8B98B5

Channel breakdown

R115

G143

B205

Red115 (45.1%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue221.33°

Saturation (HSL)47.37%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G 8F · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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