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Recognised as Colour

#739BB6

  • #739BB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#739BB6 is a blue with RGB values 115, 155, 182 and HSL 204°, 31%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#739BB6#739BB6
HEX#739BB6
RGBrgb(115, 155, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6078, 0.7137
RGB percentages45.1%, 60.8%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(204.2, 31.5%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 36.8%, 71.4%)
CMYK36.8%, 14.8%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,576,502
CSS custom property--colour: #739BB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#8C6449

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9AB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8693B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5CA2A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.5Slate grey · ΔE 12.9Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6Sky blue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B68E73
Analogous#73B6AF, #737AB6
Triadic#B6739B, #9BB673
Split complementary#B6737A, #B6B073
Tetradic#AF73B6, #B68E73, #7AB673

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FBFC
Lighter +30%#D8E3EA
Lighter +20%#B6CBD9
Lighter +10%#95B3C7
Darker −10%#5483A2
Darker −20%#436780
Darker −30%#314C5F
Darker −40%#20313D
More saturated +25%#58A0D1
Less saturated −25%#8E969B

Channel breakdown

R115
G155
B182
Red115 (45.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue204.18°
Saturation (HSL)31.46%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 9B · B B6

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