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Recognised as Colour

#747ACE

  • #747ACE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#747ACE is a blue with RGB values 116, 122, 206 and HSL 236°, 48%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#747ACE#747ACE
HEX#747ACE
RGBrgb(116, 122, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4784, 0.8078
RGB percentages45.5%, 47.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(236, 47.9%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236, 43.7%, 80.8%)
CMYK43.7%, 40.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,633,614
CSS custom property--colour: #747ACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#8B8531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B85D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#557ECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#568B9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Royal blue · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 23.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEC874
Analogous#74A7CE, #9B74CE
Triadic#CE747A, #7ACE74
Split complementary#CE9B74, #A7CE74
Tetradic#CE74A7, #CEC874, #74CE9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E6F6
Lighter +20%#BFC2E9
Lighter +10%#9A9EDB
Darker −10%#4E56C1
Darker −20%#3940A3
Darker −30%#2C317D
Darker −40%#1F2357
More saturated +25%#5D66E5
Less saturated −25%#8B8EB7

Channel breakdown

R116
G122
B206
Red116 (45.5%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue236°
Saturation (HSL)47.87%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 7A · B CE

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