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Recognised as Colour

#7394F6

  • #7394F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7394F6 is a blue with RGB values 115, 148, 246 and HSL 225°, 88%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7394F6#7394F6
HEX#7394F6
RGBrgb(115, 148, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5804, 0.9647
RGB percentages45.1%, 58%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(224.9, 87.9%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.9, 53.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK53.3%, 39.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,574,774
CSS custom property--colour: #7394F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#8C6B09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C9EFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C93F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#2EA9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.7Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6D573
Analogous#73D6F6, #9373F6
Triadic#F67394, #94F673
Split complementary#F69373, #D6F673
Tetradic#F673D5, #F6D573, #73F693

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3DDFC
Lighter +10%#A3B9F9
Darker −10%#436FF3
Darker −20%#134BF0
Darker −30%#0D3BC3
Darker −40%#092C94
More saturated +25%#6A90FF
Less saturated −25%#869DE3

Channel breakdown

R115
G148
B246
Red115 (45.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue224.89°
Saturation (HSL)87.92%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 94 · B F6

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