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Recognised as Colour

#7488BA

  • #7488BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7488BA is a blue with RGB values 116, 136, 186 and HSL 223°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7488BA#7488BA
HEX#7488BA
RGBrgb(116, 136, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5333, 0.7294
RGB percentages45.5%, 53.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(222.9, 33.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 37.6%, 72.9%)
CMYK37.6%, 26.9%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,637,178
CSS custom property--colour: #7488BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#8B7745

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#778CBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7186B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#5E9299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8Light steelblue · ΔE 26.1Light skyblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA674
Analogous#74ABBA, #8374BA
Triadic#BA7488, #88BA74
Split complementary#BA8374, #ABBA74
Tetradic#BA74AB, #BAA674, #74BA83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFE
Lighter +30%#DAE0ED
Lighter +20%#B8C2DC
Lighter +10%#96A5CB
Darker −10%#536BA8
Darker −20%#425686
Darker −30%#314064
Darker −40%#212A41
More saturated +25%#5A7DD4
Less saturated −25%#8E93A0

Channel breakdown

R116
G136
B186
Red116 (45.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)33.65%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 88 · B BA

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