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Recognised as Colour

#7399EE

  • #7399EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7399EE is a blue with RGB values 115, 153, 238 and HSL 221°, 78%, 69%. 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

#7399EE#7399EE
HEX#7399EE
RGBrgb(115, 153, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6, 0.9333
RGB percentages45.1%, 60%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(221.5, 78.3%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 51.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK51.7%, 35.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,576,046
CSS custom property--colour: #7399EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#8C6611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A1F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6996ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#37ABB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 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 text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 28Royal blue · ΔE 29.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.34, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEC873
Analogous#73D6EE, #8B73EE
Triadic#EE7399, #99EE73
Split complementary#EE8B73, #D6EE73
Tetradic#EE73D6, #EEC873, #73EE8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFF
Lighter +20%#CEDBF9
Lighter +10%#A0BAF4
Darker −10%#4678E8
Darker −20%#1B58E0
Darker −30%#1646B2
Darker −40%#103485
More saturated +25%#6293FF
Less saturated −25%#87A0DA

Channel breakdown

R115
G153
B238
Red115 (45.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue221.46°
Saturation (HSL)78.34%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 99 · B EE

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