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Recognised as Colour

#7474BD

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

#7474BD is a blue with RGB values 116, 116, 189 and HSL 240°, 36%, 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

#7474BD#7474BD
HEX#7474BD
RGBrgb(116, 116, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4549, 0.7412
RGB percentages45.5%, 45.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(240, 35.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 38.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK38.6%, 38.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,632,061
CSS custom property--colour: #7474BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#8B8B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C7EC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5879BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5F828Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 27.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDBD74
Analogous#7499BD, #9974BD
Triadic#BD7474, #74BD74
Split complementary#BD9974, #99BD74
Tetradic#BD7499, #BDBD74, #74BD99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#DCDCEE
Lighter +20%#B9B9DE
Lighter +10%#9797CD
Darker −10%#5252AC
Darker −20%#41418A
Darker −30%#313167
Darker −40%#212144
More saturated +25%#5A5AD7
Less saturated −25%#8E8EA3

Channel breakdown

R116
G116
B189
Red116 (45.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)35.61%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 74 · B BD

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