Colour

#7487FA

#7487FA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#7487FA is a blue with RGB values 116, 135, 250 and HSL 231°, 93%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7487FA

RGBrgb(116, 135, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5294, 0.9804

RGB percentages45.5%, 52.9%, 98%

HSLhsl(231.5, 93.1%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 53.6%, 98%)

CMYK53.6%, 46%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,636,986

CSS custom property--colour: #7487FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#8B7805

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5396FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#428BF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Tritanopia#30A0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 16 Slate blue · ΔE 18.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FAE774

Analogous#74CAFA, #A474FA

Triadic#FA7487, #87FA74

Split complementary#FAA474, #CAFA74

Tetradic#FA74CA, #FAE774, #74FAA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D6DCFE

Lighter +10%#A5B1FC

Darker −10%#435CF8

Darker −20%#1232F6

Darker −30%#0723CE

Darker −40%#061B9C

More saturated +25%#6F83FF

Less saturated −25%#8694E8

Channel breakdown

R116

G135

B250

Red116 (45.5%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue231.49°

Saturation (HSL)93.06%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 87 · B FA

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Colour values

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