Colour

#747FB9

#747FB9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#747FB9 is a blue with RGB values 116, 127, 185 and HSL 230°, 33%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#747FB9

RGBrgb(116, 127, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.498, 0.7255

RGB percentages45.5%, 49.8%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(230.4, 33%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 37.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK37.3%, 31.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,634,873

CSS custom property--colour: #747FB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#8B8046

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C85BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6780B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#608A94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.1 Plum · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B9AE74

Analogous#74A2B9, #8B74B9

Triadic#B9747F, #7FB974

Split complementary#B98B74, #A2B974

Tetradic#B974A2, #B9AE74, #74B98B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFCFD

Lighter +30%#DADDEC

Lighter +20%#B8BDDB

Lighter +10%#969ECA

Darker −10%#5461A6

Darker −20%#434D84

Darker −30%#323962

Darker −40%#202641

More saturated +25%#5A6DD3

Less saturated −25%#8E919F

Channel breakdown

R116

G127

B185

Red116 (45.5%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue230.43°

Saturation (HSL)33.01%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 7F · B B9

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