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Recognised as Colour

#7489BB

  • #7489BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7489BB is a blue with RGB values 116, 137, 187 and HSL 222°, 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

#7489BB#7489BB
HEX#7489BB
RGBrgb(116, 137, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5373, 0.7333
RGB percentages45.5%, 53.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(222.3, 34.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 38%, 73.3%)
CMYK38%, 26.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,637,435
CSS custom property--colour: #7489BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#8B7644

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#788DBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7187BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#5E939Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11Light slate grey · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Light steelblue · ΔE 25.8Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA674
Analogous#74ACBB, #8374BB
Triadic#BB7489, #89BB74
Split complementary#BB8374, #ACBB74
Tetradic#BB74AD, #BBA674, #74BB83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DBE0ED
Lighter +20%#B8C3DD
Lighter +10%#96A6CC
Darker −10%#536CA9
Darker −20%#425687
Darker −30%#314065
Darker −40%#212B42
More saturated +25%#5A7ED5
Less saturated −25%#8E94A1

Channel breakdown

R116
G137
B187
Red116 (45.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue222.25°
Saturation (HSL)34.3%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 89 · B BB

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