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Recognised as Colour

#748EBF

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

#748EBF is a blue with RGB values 116, 142, 191 and HSL 219°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#748EBF#748EBF
HEX#748EBF
RGBrgb(116, 142, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5569, 0.749
RGB percentages45.5%, 55.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(219.2, 36.9%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 39.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK39.3%, 25.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,638,719
CSS custom property--colour: #748EBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#8B7140

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D91C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#758ABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5B989Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFA574
Analogous#74B3BF, #8074BF
Triadic#BF748E, #8EBF74
Split complementary#BF7F74, #B4BF74
Tetradic#BF74B3, #BFA574, #74BF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE3EF
Lighter +20%#BAC7DF
Lighter +10%#97AACF
Darker −10%#5172AF
Darker −20%#415B8C
Darker −30%#314469
Darker −40%#202E47
More saturated +25%#5B86D8
Less saturated −25%#8D96A6

Channel breakdown

R116
G142
B191
Red116 (45.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue219.2°
Saturation (HSL)36.95%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 8E · B BF

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