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Colour

#7481B7

  • #7481B7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7481B7 is a blue with RGB values 116, 129, 183 and HSL 228°, 32%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7481B7
RGBrgb(116, 129, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5059, 0.7176
RGB percentages45.5%, 50.6%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(228.4, 31.8%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.4, 36.6%, 71.8%)
CMYK36.6%, 29.5%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,635,383
CSS custom property--colour: #7481B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22832WCAG 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 5.57:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#8B7E48

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7086B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A81B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#608C94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5Gray · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7AA74
Analogous#74A3B7, #8874B7
Triadic#B77481, #81B774
Split complementary#B78974, #A3B774
Tetradic#B774A3, #B7AA74, #74B789

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFD
Lighter +30%#D9DCEB
Lighter +20%#B7BEDA
Lighter +10%#969FC8
Darker −10%#5564A3
Darker −20%#434F82
Darker −30%#323B60
Darker −40%#20263F
More saturated +25%#5A71D1
Less saturated −25%#8E919D

Channel breakdown

R116
G129
B183
Red116 (45.5%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue228.36°
Saturation (HSL)31.75%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 81 · B B7

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