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Recognised as Colour

#7483BB

  • #7483BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7483BB is a blue with RGB values 116, 131, 187 and HSL 227°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7483BB#7483BB
HEX#7483BB
RGBrgb(116, 131, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5137, 0.7333
RGB percentages45.5%, 51.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(227.3, 34.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.3, 38%, 73.3%)
CMYK38%, 29.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,635,899
CSS custom property--colour: #7483BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#8B7C44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7188BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B83BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5E8E97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 23.3Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5Light skyblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBAC74
Analogous#74A6BB, #8974BB
Triadic#BB7483, #83BB74
Split complementary#BB8974, #A7BB74
Tetradic#BB74A7, #BBAC74, #74BB89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DBDFED
Lighter +20%#B8C0DD
Lighter +10%#96A2CC
Darker −10%#5365A9
Darker −20%#425187
Darker −30%#313C65
Darker −40%#212842
More saturated +25%#5A74D5
Less saturated −25%#8E92A1

Channel breakdown

R116
G131
B187
Red116 (45.5%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue227.32°
Saturation (HSL)34.3%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 83 · B BB

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