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Recognised as Colour

#7487A3

  • #7487A3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7487A3 is a blue with RGB values 116, 135, 163 and HSL 216°, 20%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7487A3#7487A3
HEX#7487A3
RGBrgb(116, 135, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5294, 0.6392
RGB percentages45.5%, 52.9%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(215.7, 20.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 28.8%, 63.9%)
CMYK28.8%, 17.2%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,636,899
CSS custom property--colour: #7487A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#8B785C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D88A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7884A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#678D90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.4Slate grey · ΔE 7.4Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Gray · ΔE 17.2Dim grey · ΔE 20.5Dark grey · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A39074
Analogous#749FA3, #7874A3
Triadic#A37487, #87A374
Split complementary#A37874, #9EA374
Tetradic#A3749F, #A39074, #74A378

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF1F4
Lighter +30%#D0D6E0
Lighter +20%#B1BCCC
Lighter +10%#93A1B7
Darker −10%#5B6E89
Darker −20%#46556B
Darker −30%#323D4C
Darker −40%#1E242D
More saturated +25%#5781C0
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R116
G135
B163
Red116 (45.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue215.74°
Saturation (HSL)20.35%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 87 · B A3

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