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Recognised as Colour

#748DB7

  • #748DB7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#748DB7 is a blue with RGB values 116, 141, 183 and HSL 218°, 32%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#748DB7#748DB7
HEX#748DB7
RGBrgb(116, 141, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5529, 0.7176
RGB percentages45.5%, 55.3%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(217.6, 31.8%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 36.6%, 71.8%)
CMYK36.6%, 23%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,638,455
CSS custom property--colour: #748DB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#8B7248

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E8FB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7789B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5F969Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Slate grey · ΔE 15.7Light steelblue · ΔE 22.6Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1Gray · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B79E74
Analogous#74AEB7, #7D74B7
Triadic#B7748D, #8DB774
Split complementary#B77D74, #AFB774
Tetradic#B774AE, #B79E74, #74B77D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFD
Lighter +30%#D9E0EB
Lighter +20%#B7C4DA
Lighter +10%#96A9C8
Darker −10%#5572A3
Darker −20%#435B82
Darker −30%#324360
Darker −40%#202C3F
More saturated +25%#5A86D1
Less saturated −25%#8E949D

Channel breakdown

R116
G141
B183
Red116 (45.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue217.61°
Saturation (HSL)31.75%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 8D · B B7

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