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Recognised as Colour

#7485AF

  • #7485AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7485AF is a blue with RGB values 116, 133, 175 and HSL 223°, 27%, 57%. 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

#7485AF#7485AF
HEX#7485AF
RGBrgb(116, 133, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5216, 0.6863
RGB percentages45.5%, 52.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(222.7, 26.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 33.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK33.7%, 24%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,636,399
CSS custom property--colour: #7485AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#8B7A50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7788B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7283AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#638D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5Slate grey · ΔE 15.2Gray · ΔE 24.6Light steelblue · ΔE 25.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF9E74
Analogous#74A2AF, #8174AF
Triadic#AF7485, #85AF74
Split complementary#AF8174, #A2AF74
Tetradic#AF74A2, #AF9E74, #74AF81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F7FA
Lighter +30%#D5DAE7
Lighter +20%#B5BED4
Lighter +10%#94A1C2
Darker −10%#586A98
Darker −20%#455478
Darker −30%#323D58
Darker −40%#202737
More saturated +25%#5979CA
Less saturated −25%#8F9194

Channel breakdown

R116
G133
B175
Red116 (45.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue222.71°
Saturation (HSL)26.94%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 85 · B AF

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