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Recognised as Colour

#747EA3

  • #747EA3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#747EA3 is a blue with RGB values 116, 126, 163 and HSL 227°, 20%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#747EA3#747EA3
HEX#747EA3
RGBrgb(116, 126, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4941, 0.6392
RGB percentages45.5%, 49.4%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(227.2, 20.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.2, 28.8%, 63.9%)
CMYK28.8%, 22.7%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,634,595
CSS custom property--colour: #747EA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#8B815C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7381A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F7DA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#68858Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.6Slate grey · ΔE 12.6Steel blue · ΔE 14.5Gray · ΔE 21.6Dim grey · ΔE 23.3Light steelblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A39974
Analogous#7496A3, #8174A3
Triadic#A3747E, #7EA374
Split complementary#A38174, #96A374
Tetradic#A37496, #A39974, #74A381

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF0F4
Lighter +30%#D0D3E0
Lighter +20%#B1B7CC
Lighter +10%#939AB7
Darker −10%#5B6589
Darker −20%#464E6B
Darker −30%#32384C
Darker −40%#1E212D
More saturated +25%#576DC0
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R116
G126
B163
Red116 (45.5%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue227.23°
Saturation (HSL)20.35%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 7E · B A3

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