Colour

#7488ED

#7488ED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7488ED is a blue with RGB values 116, 136, 237 and HSL 230°, 77%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7488ED

RGBrgb(116, 136, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5333, 0.9294

RGB percentages45.5%, 53.3%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(230.1, 77.1%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 51.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK51.1%, 42.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,637,229

CSS custom property--colour: #7488ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#8B7712

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E94F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#518AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#3F9EAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12 Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.5 Medium purple · ΔE 17.3 Royal blue · ΔE 17.6 Slate blue · ΔE 21.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDD974

Analogous#74C5ED, #9C74ED

Triadic#ED7488, #88ED74

Split complementary#ED9C74, #C5ED74

Tetradic#ED74C5, #EDD974, #74ED9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFCFF

Lighter +20%#CED5F9

Lighter +10%#A1AFF3

Darker −10%#4761E7

Darker −20%#1D3DDE

Darker −30%#1730B1

Darker −40%#112484

More saturated +25%#627CFF

Less saturated −25%#8895D9

Channel breakdown

R116

G136

B237

Red116 (45.5%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue230.08°

Saturation (HSL)77.07%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 88 · B ED

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Colour values

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