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Colour

#7479EB

  • #7479EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#7479EB is a blue with RGB values 116, 121, 235 and HSL 237°, 75%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#7479EB#7479EB
HEX#7479EB
RGBrgb(116, 121, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4745, 0.9216
RGB percentages45.5%, 47.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(237.5, 74.8%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 50.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK50.6%, 48.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,633,387
CSS custom property--colour: #7479EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#8B8614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#448AEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3880E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4392A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.5Medium purple · ΔE 11.6Slate blue · ΔE 12.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE674
Analogous#74B4EB, #AB74EB
Triadic#EB7479, #79EB74
Split complementary#EBAB74, #B5EB74
Tetradic#EB74B4, #EBE674, #74EBAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFAFE
Lighter +20%#CDCFF8
Lighter +10%#A1A4F1
Darker −10%#474EE5
Darker −20%#1F27DA
Darker −30%#191FAD
Darker −40%#121781
More saturated +25%#6067FF
Less saturated −25%#888BD7

Channel breakdown

R116
G121
B235
Red116 (45.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue237.48°
Saturation (HSL)74.84%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 79 · B EB

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