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Recognised as Colour

#7397FF

  • #7397FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7397FF is a blue with RGB values 115, 151, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7397FF#7397FF
HEX#7397FF
RGBrgb(115, 151, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5922, 1
RGB percentages45.1%, 59.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.6, 100%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 54.9%, 100%)
CMYK54.9%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,575,551
CSS custom property--colour: #7397FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#8C6800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6BA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A96FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#1EAEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.5Royal blue · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 27Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDB73
Analogous#73DDFF, #9573FF
Triadic#FF7397, #97FF73
Split complementary#FF9573, #DDFF73
Tetradic#FF73DD, #FFDB73, #73FF95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E3FF
Lighter +10%#A6BDFF
Darker −10%#4071FF
Darker −20%#0D4BFF
Darker −30%#0038D9
Darker −40%#002BA6
More saturated +25%#7397FF
Less saturated −25%#84A0EE

Channel breakdown

R115
G151
B255
Red115 (45.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 97 · B FF

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