Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#747BA0

  • #747BA0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#747BA0 is a blue with RGB values 116, 123, 160 and HSL 230°, 19%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#747BA0#747BA0
HEX#747BA0
RGBrgb(116, 123, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4824, 0.6275
RGB percentages45.5%, 48.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(230.5, 18.8%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 27.5%, 62.7%)
CMYK27.5%, 23.1%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,633,824
CSS custom property--colour: #747BA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#8B845F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#707FA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E7B9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#698288no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Gray · ΔE 21.6Dim grey · ΔE 22.9Dark grey · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A09974
Analogous#7491A0, #8374A0
Triadic#A0747B, #7BA074
Split complementary#A08374, #91A074
Tetradic#A07491, #A09974, #74A083

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEEF3
Lighter +30%#CFD1DE
Lighter +20%#B1B5C9
Lighter +10%#9298B5
Darker −10%#5B6286
Darker −20%#474C67
Darker −30%#323649
Darker −40%#1D1F2B
More saturated +25%#5767BD
Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R116
G123
B160
Red116 (45.5%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue230.45°
Saturation (HSL)18.8%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 7B · B A0

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “747ba0” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.