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Colour

#747CB8

  • #747CB8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#747CB8 is a blue with RGB values 116, 124, 184 and HSL 233°, 32%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#747CB8#747CB8
HEX#747CB8
RGBrgb(116, 124, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4863, 0.7216
RGB percentages45.5%, 48.6%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(232.9, 32.4%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 37%, 72.2%)
CMYK37%, 32.6%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,634,104
CSS custom property--colour: #747CB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#8B8347

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6983BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#647EB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#608892no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4Plum · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8B074
Analogous#749EB8, #8E74B8
Triadic#B8747C, #7CB874
Split complementary#B88E74, #9EB874
Tetradic#B8749E, #B8B074, #74B88E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFD
Lighter +30%#D9DBEC
Lighter +20%#B8BCDA
Lighter +10%#969CC9
Darker −10%#545EA5
Darker −20%#434A83
Darker −30%#323761
Darker −40%#202440
More saturated +25%#5A68D2
Less saturated −25%#8E909E

Channel breakdown

R116
G124
B184
Red116 (45.5%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue232.94°
Saturation (HSL)32.38%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 7C · B B8

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