Colour

#748D9F

#748D9F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#748D9F is a blue with RGB values 116, 141, 159 and HSL 205°, 18%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#748D9F#748D9F

HEX#748D9F

RGBrgb(116, 141, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5529, 0.6235

RGB percentages45.5%, 55.3%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(205.1, 18.3%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.1, 27%, 62.4%)

CMYK27%, 11.3%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,638,431

CSS custom property--colour: #748D9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#8B7260

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#858CA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#80889Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#679293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 3 Slate grey · ΔE 5.5 Gray · ΔE 13.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4 Dark grey · ΔE 17.8 Dim grey · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 3.04, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F8674

Analogous#749F9B, #74789F

Triadic#9F748D, #8D9F74

Split complementary#9F7477, #9F9B74

Tetradic#9B749F, #9F8674, #789F74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDF0F2

Lighter +30%#CED7DE

Lighter +20%#B0BEC9

Lighter +10%#92A6B4

Darker −10%#5C7384

Darker −20%#475966

Darker −30%#323F48

Darker −40%#1D252A

More saturated +25%#5792BC

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R116

G141

B159

Red116 (45.5%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue205.12°

Saturation (HSL)18.3%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 8D · B 9F

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Colour values

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