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Recognised as Colour

#748CC6

  • #748CC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#748CC6 is a blue with RGB values 116, 140, 198 and HSL 222°, 42%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#748CC6#748CC6
HEX#748CC6
RGBrgb(116, 140, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.549, 0.7765
RGB percentages45.5%, 54.9%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(222.4, 41.8%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 41.4%, 77.6%)
CMYK41.4%, 29.3%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,638,214
CSS custom property--colour: #748CC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#8B7339

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7891C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7089C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5898A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Light steelblue · ΔE 27.6Light skyblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6AE74
Analogous#74B5C6, #8574C6
Triadic#C6748C, #8CC674
Split complementary#C68574, #B5C674
Tetradic#C674B5, #C6AE74, #74C685

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E6F2
Lighter +20%#BCC8E4
Lighter +10%#98AAD5
Darker −10%#506EB7
Darker −20%#3E5896
Darker −30%#2F4372
Darker −40%#202D4E
More saturated +25%#5C82DF
Less saturated −25%#8D96AE

Channel breakdown

R116
G140
B198
Red116 (45.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue222.44°
Saturation (HSL)41.84%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 8C · B C6

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