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Colour

#7396FF

  • #7396FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7396FF is a blue with RGB values 115, 150, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7396FF#7396FF
HEX#7396FF
RGBrgb(115, 150, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5882, 1
RGB percentages45.1%, 58.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(225, 100%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 54.9%, 100%)
CMYK54.9%, 41.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,575,295
CSS custom property--colour: #7396FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#8C6900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#69A1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5895FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1EADBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 26.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDC73
Analogous#73DCFF, #9673FF
Triadic#FF7396, #96FF73
Split complementary#FF9673, #DCFF73
Tetradic#FF73DC, #FFDC73, #73FF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E3FF
Lighter +10%#A6BCFF
Darker −10%#4070FF
Darker −20%#0D4AFF
Darker −30%#0036D9
Darker −40%#0029A6
More saturated +25%#7396FF
Less saturated −25%#849FEE

Channel breakdown

R115
G150
B255
Red115 (45.1%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 96 · B FF

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