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Recognised as Colour

#7396AD

  • #7396AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7396AD is a blue with RGB values 115, 150, 173 and HSL 204°, 26%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7396AD#7396AD
HEX#7396AD
RGBrgb(115, 150, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5882, 0.6784
RGB percentages45.1%, 58.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(203.8, 26.1%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.8, 33.5%, 67.8%)
CMYK33.5%, 13.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,575,213
CSS custom property--colour: #7396AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#8C6952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C95AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#848FADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#609C9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.7Slate grey · ΔE 10.1Cadetblue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Gray · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD8A73
Analogous#73ADA7, #7379AD
Triadic#AD7396, #96AD73
Split complementary#AD7379, #ADA773
Tetradic#A773AD, #AD8A73, #79AD73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F6F8
Lighter +30%#D3DEE6
Lighter +20%#B3C6D3
Lighter +10%#93AEC0
Darker −10%#587D95
Darker −20%#456275
Darker −30%#324755
Darker −40%#1F2C35
More saturated +25%#579CC9
Less saturated −25%#8F9091

Channel breakdown

R115
G150
B173
Red115 (45.1%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue203.79°
Saturation (HSL)26.13%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 96 · B AD

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