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Recognised as Colour

#748ABB

  • #748ABB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#748ABB is a blue with RGB values 116, 138, 187 and HSL 221°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#748ABB#748ABB
HEX#748ABB
RGBrgb(116, 138, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5412, 0.7333
RGB percentages45.5%, 54.1%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(221.4, 34.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 38%, 73.3%)
CMYK38%, 26.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,637,691
CSS custom property--colour: #748ABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#8B7544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798EBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7287BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5E949Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2Light skyblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA574
Analogous#74AEBB, #8174BB
Triadic#BB748A, #8ABB74
Split complementary#BB8274, #AEBB74
Tetradic#BB74AE, #BBA574, #74BB82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DBE0ED
Lighter +20%#B8C4DD
Lighter +10%#96A7CC
Darker −10%#536EA9
Darker −20%#425787
Darker −30%#314165
Darker −40%#212B42
More saturated +25%#5A80D5
Less saturated −25%#8E94A1

Channel breakdown

R116
G138
B187
Red116 (45.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue221.41°
Saturation (HSL)34.3%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 8A · B BB

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