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Recognised as Colour

#739ADE

  • #739ADE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#739ADE is a blue with RGB values 115, 154, 222 and HSL 218°, 62%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#739ADE#739ADE
HEX#739ADE
RGBrgb(115, 154, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6039, 0.8706
RGB percentages45.1%, 60.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(218.1, 61.8%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 48.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK48.2%, 30.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,576,286
CSS custom property--colour: #739ADE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#8C6521

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#809FE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7495DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#45A9B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.8Light skyblue · ΔE 25Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5Light steelblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEB773
Analogous#73D0DE, #8273DE
Triadic#DE739A, #9ADE73
Split complementary#DE8273, #D0DE73
Tetradic#DE73CF, #DEB773, #73DE82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF3FB
Lighter +20%#C6D6F1
Lighter +10%#9CB8E8
Darker −10%#4A7CD4
Darker −20%#2D62BE
Darker −30%#234D95
Darker −40%#19376C
More saturated +25%#5D94F4
Less saturated −25%#89A0C8

Channel breakdown

R115
G154
B222
Red115 (45.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue218.13°
Saturation (HSL)61.85%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 9A · B DE

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