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Recognised as Colour

#7474BC

  • #7474BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7474BC is a blue with RGB values 116, 116, 188 and HSL 240°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7474BC#7474BC
HEX#7474BC
RGBrgb(116, 116, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4549, 0.7373
RGB percentages45.5%, 45.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(240, 35%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 38.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK38.3%, 38.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,632,060
CSS custom property--colour: #7474BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#8B8B43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C7EBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5979BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#60828Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCBC74
Analogous#7498BC, #9874BC
Triadic#BC7474, #74BC74
Split complementary#BC9874, #98BC74
Tetradic#BC7498, #BCBC74, #74BC98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#DBDBEE
Lighter +20%#B9B9DD
Lighter +10%#9696CD
Darker −10%#5252AB
Darker −20%#424288
Darker −30%#313166
Darker −40%#212143
More saturated +25%#5A5AD6
Less saturated −25%#8E8EA2

Channel breakdown

R116
G116
B188
Red116 (45.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)34.95%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 74 · B BC

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