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Recognised as Colour

#748DBD

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

#748DBD is a blue with RGB values 116, 141, 189 and HSL 219°, 36%, 60%. 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

#748DBD#748DBD
HEX#748DBD
RGBrgb(116, 141, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5529, 0.7412
RGB percentages45.5%, 55.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(219.5, 35.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 38.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK38.6%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,638,461
CSS custom property--colour: #748DBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#8B7242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C90BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#758ABCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#5C979Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8Slate grey · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA474
Analogous#74B1BD, #7F74BD
Triadic#BD748D, #8DBD74
Split complementary#BD8074, #B2BD74
Tetradic#BD74B2, #BDA474, #74BD80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#DCE2EE
Lighter +20%#B9C6DE
Lighter +10%#97A9CD
Darker −10%#5271AC
Darker −20%#415A8A
Darker −30%#314367
Darker −40%#212D44
More saturated +25%#5A85D7
Less saturated −25%#8E95A3

Channel breakdown

R116
G141
B189
Red116 (45.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue219.45°
Saturation (HSL)35.61%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 8D · B BD

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