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Colour

#7398DF

  • #7398DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7398DF is a blue with RGB values 115, 152, 223 and HSL 219°, 63%, 66%. 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

#7398DF#7398DF
HEX#7398DF
RGBrgb(115, 152, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.5961, 0.8745
RGB percentages45.1%, 59.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(219.4, 62.8%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 48.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK48.4%, 31.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,575,775
CSS custom property--colour: #7398DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#8C6720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D9EE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7194DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#45A7B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 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 text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8Light steelblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFBA73
Analogous#73CEDF, #8473DF
Triadic#DF7398, #98DF73
Split complementary#DF8473, #CEDF73
Tetradic#DF73CE, #DFBA73, #73DF84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F4FB
Lighter +20%#C6D5F2
Lighter +10%#9DB7E8
Darker −10%#4979D6
Darker −20%#2C5FC0
Darker −30%#224A97
Darker −40%#19366D
More saturated +25%#5D91F4
Less saturated −25%#889FC9

Channel breakdown

R115
G152
B223
Red115 (45.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue219.44°
Saturation (HSL)62.79%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 98 · B DF

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