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Recognised as Colour

#7488BB

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

#7488BB is a blue with RGB values 116, 136, 187 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

#7488BB#7488BB
HEX#7488BB
RGBrgb(116, 136, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5333, 0.7333
RGB percentages45.5%, 53.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(223.1, 34.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 38%, 73.3%)
CMYK38%, 27.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,637,179
CSS custom property--colour: #7488BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#8B7744

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#778CBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7086BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5E929Ano 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 text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 26.4Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA774
Analogous#74ACBB, #8474BB
Triadic#BB7488, #88BB74
Split complementary#BB8474, #ACBB74
Tetradic#BB74AC, #BBA774, #74BB84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DBE0ED
Lighter +20%#B8C3DD
Lighter +10%#96A5CC
Darker −10%#536BA9
Darker −20%#425587
Darker −30%#314065
Darker −40%#212A42
More saturated +25%#5A7DD5
Less saturated −25%#8E93A1

Channel breakdown

R116
G136
B187
Red116 (45.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue223.1°
Saturation (HSL)34.3%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 88 · B BB

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