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Recognised as Colour

#738FCF

  • #738FCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#738FCF is a blue with RGB values 115, 143, 207 and HSL 222°, 49%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#738FCF#738FCF
HEX#738FCF
RGBrgb(115, 143, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5608, 0.8118
RGB percentages45.1%, 56.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(221.7, 48.9%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 44.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK44.4%, 30.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,573,455
CSS custom property--colour: #738FCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#8C7030

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7894D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E8CCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#519CA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.8Slate grey · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFB373
Analogous#73BDCF, #8573CF
Triadic#CF738F, #8FCF73
Split complementary#CF8573, #BDCF73
Tetradic#CF73BD, #CFB373, #73CF85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EAF6
Lighter +20%#BFCCE9
Lighter +10%#99ADDC
Darker −10%#4D71C2
Darker −20%#3859A4
Darker −30%#2B447E
Darker −40%#1E3058
More saturated +25%#5B86E7
Less saturated −25%#8B98B8

Channel breakdown

R115
G143
B207
Red115 (45.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue221.74°
Saturation (HSL)48.94%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 8F · B CF

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