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Recognised as Colour

#748ABC

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

#748ABC is a blue with RGB values 116, 138, 188 and HSL 222°, 35%, 60%. 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

#748ABC#748ABC
HEX#748ABC
RGBrgb(116, 138, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5412, 0.7373
RGB percentages45.5%, 54.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(221.7, 35%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 38.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK38.3%, 26.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,637,692
CSS custom property--colour: #748ABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#8B7543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798EBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7287BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5D949Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCA674
Analogous#74AEBC, #8274BC
Triadic#BC748A, #8ABC74
Split complementary#BC8274, #AEBC74
Tetradic#BC74AE, #BCA674, #74BC82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#DBE1EE
Lighter +20%#B9C4DD
Lighter +10%#96A7CD
Darker −10%#526DAB
Darker −20%#425788
Darker −30%#314166
Darker −40%#212B43
More saturated +25%#5A80D6
Less saturated −25%#8E94A2

Channel breakdown

R116
G138
B188
Red116 (45.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue221.67°
Saturation (HSL)34.95%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 8A · B BC

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