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Recognised as Colour

#739DBF

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

#739DBF is a blue with RGB values 115, 157, 191 and HSL 207°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#739DBF#739DBF
HEX#739DBF
RGBrgb(115, 157, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6157, 0.749
RGB percentages45.1%, 61.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(206.8, 37.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 39.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK39.8%, 17.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,577,023
CSS custom property--colour: #739DBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#8C6240

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9DC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8595BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#57A5A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 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 text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 14.6Slate grey · ΔE 15.7Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Light skyblue · ΔE 18.7Sky blue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF9573
Analogous#73BFBB, #7377BF
Triadic#BF739D, #9DBF73
Split complementary#BF7377, #BFBB73
Tetradic#BB73BF, #BF9573, #77BF73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCE7EF
Lighter +20%#B9CEDF
Lighter +10%#96B5CF
Darker −10%#5084AF
Darker −20%#406A8C
Darker −30%#304F69
Darker −40%#203546
More saturated +25%#5AA0D9
Less saturated −25%#8D9AA6

Channel breakdown

R115
G157
B191
Red115 (45.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue206.84°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 9D · B BF

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