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Recognised as Colour

#7488DA

  • #7488DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7488DA is a blue with RGB values 116, 136, 218 and HSL 228°, 58%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7488DA#7488DA
HEX#7488DA
RGBrgb(116, 136, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5333, 0.8549
RGB percentages45.5%, 53.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(228.2, 58%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 46.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK46.8%, 37.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,637,210
CSS custom property--colour: #7488DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#8B7725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6991DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6088D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4D99A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7Steel blue · ΔE 23Medium purple · ΔE 23.2Royal blue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC674
Analogous#74BBDA, #9374DA
Triadic#DA7488, #88DA74
Split complementary#DA9374, #BBDA74
Tetradic#DA74BB, #DAC674, #74DA93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEFFA
Lighter +20%#C5CDEF
Lighter +10%#9CAAE5
Darker −10%#4C66CF
Darker −20%#314BB7
Darker −30%#263B8F
Darker −40%#1B2A67
More saturated +25%#5E7BF0
Less saturated −25%#8A95C4

Channel breakdown

R116
G136
B218
Red116 (45.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue228.24°
Saturation (HSL)57.95%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 88 · B DA

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