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Colour

#7483EC

  • #7483EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7483EC is a blue with RGB values 116, 131, 236 and HSL 233°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7483EC#7483EC
HEX#7483EC
RGBrgb(116, 131, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5137, 0.9255
RGB percentages45.5%, 51.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(232.5, 75.9%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 50.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK50.8%, 44.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,635,948
CSS custom property--colour: #7483EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#8B7C13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5691F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A87EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#409AACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.9Royal blue · ΔE 14.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.7Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDD74
Analogous#74BFEC, #A174EC
Triadic#EC7483, #83EC74
Split complementary#ECA174, #BFEC74
Tetradic#EC74BF, #ECDD74, #74ECA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFBFE
Lighter +20%#CED3F8
Lighter +10%#A1ABF2
Darker −10%#475BE6
Darker −20%#1E36DC
Darker −30%#182BAF
Darker −40%#122082
More saturated +25%#6175FF
Less saturated −25%#8892D8

Channel breakdown

R116
G131
B236
Red116 (45.5%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)75.95%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 83 · B EC

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