Colour

#748CCD

#748CCD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#748CCD is a blue with RGB values 116, 140, 205 and HSL 224°, 47%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#748CCD

RGBrgb(116, 140, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.549, 0.8039

RGB percentages45.5%, 54.9%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(223.8, 47.1%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 43.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK43.4%, 31.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,638,221

CSS custom property--colour: #748CCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#8B7332

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7592D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C8ACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#5599A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4 Steel blue · ΔE 14.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDB574

Analogous#74B8CD, #8974CD

Triadic#CD748C, #8CCD74

Split complementary#CD8974, #B8CD74

Tetradic#CD74B8, #CDB574, #74CD89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5E9F5

Lighter +20%#BFCAE8

Lighter +10%#9AABDA

Darker −10%#4E6DC0

Darker −20%#3A56A1

Darker −30%#2C427C

Darker −40%#1F2E56

More saturated +25%#5C81E5

Less saturated −25%#8C97B5

Channel breakdown

R116

G140

B205

Red116 (45.5%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue223.82°

Saturation (HSL)47.09%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 8C · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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