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Recognised as Colour

#7482B9

  • #7482B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7482B9 is a blue with RGB values 116, 130, 185 and HSL 228°, 33%, 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

#7482B9#7482B9
HEX#7482B9
RGBrgb(116, 130, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5098, 0.7255
RGB percentages45.5%, 51%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(227.8, 33%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.8, 37.3%, 72.5%)
CMYK37.3%, 29.7%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,635,641
CSS custom property--colour: #7482B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#8B7D46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7087BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B82B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5F8D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.8Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5Plum · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9AB74
Analogous#74A5B9, #8974B9
Triadic#B97482, #82B974
Split complementary#B98974, #A4B974
Tetradic#B974A5, #B9AB74, #74B989

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFD
Lighter +30%#DADEEC
Lighter +20%#B8BFDB
Lighter +10%#96A1CA
Darker −10%#5464A6
Darker −20%#435084
Darker −30%#323B62
Darker −40%#202741
More saturated +25%#5A72D3
Less saturated −25%#8E929F

Channel breakdown

R116
G130
B185
Red116 (45.5%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue227.83°
Saturation (HSL)33.01%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 82 · B B9

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