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Recognised as Colour

#7486B0

  • #7486B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7486B0 is a blue with RGB values 116, 134, 176 and HSL 222°, 28%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7486B0#7486B0
HEX#7486B0
RGBrgb(116, 134, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5255, 0.6902
RGB percentages45.5%, 52.5%, 69%
HSLhsl(222, 27.5%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 34.1%, 69%)
CMYK34.1%, 23.9%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,636,656
CSS custom property--colour: #7486B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23898WCAG 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 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#8B794F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7889B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7384AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#628E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5Slate grey · ΔE 15.2Gray · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B09E74
Analogous#74A4B0, #8074B0
Triadic#B07486, #86B074
Split complementary#B08074, #A4B074
Tetradic#B074A4, #B09E74, #74B080

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F7FA
Lighter +30%#D6DBE7
Lighter +20%#B5BFD5
Lighter +10%#95A2C2
Darker −10%#576B9A
Darker −20%#455579
Darker −30%#323E59
Darker −40%#202738
More saturated +25%#597BCB
Less saturated −25%#8F9195

Channel breakdown

R116
G134
B176
Red116 (45.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)27.52%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 86 · B B0

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