Colour

#7474AF

#7474AF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7474AF is a blue with RGB values 116, 116, 175 and HSL 240°, 27%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7474AF

RGBrgb(116, 116, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4549, 0.6863

RGB percentages45.5%, 45.5%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(240, 26.9%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 33.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK33.7%, 33.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,632,047

CSS custom property--colour: #7474AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#8B8B50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#627CB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6078AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#657F89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8 Slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Medium purple · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AFAF74

Analogous#7492AF, #9274AF

Triadic#AF7474, #74AF74

Split complementary#AF9274, #92AF74

Tetradic#AF7492, #AFAF74, #74AF92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5F5FA

Lighter +30%#D5D5E7

Lighter +20%#B5B5D4

Lighter +10%#9494C2

Darker −10%#585898

Darker −20%#454578

Darker −30%#323258

Darker −40%#202037

More saturated +25%#5959CA

Less saturated −25%#8F8F94

Channel breakdown

R116

G116

B175

Red116 (45.5%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)26.94%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 74 · B AF

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