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Recognised as Colour

#748FCC

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

#748FCC is a blue with RGB values 116, 143, 204 and HSL 222°, 46%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#748FCC#748FCC
HEX#748FCC
RGBrgb(116, 143, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5608, 0.8
RGB percentages45.5%, 56.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(221.6, 46.3%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 43.1%, 80%)
CMYK43.1%, 29.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,638,988
CSS custom property--colour: #748FCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#8B7033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7994CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#708CCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#559CA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Light skyblue · ΔE 27.1Light steelblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB174
Analogous#74BBCC, #8574CC
Triadic#CC748F, #8FCC74
Split complementary#CC8574, #BBCC74
Tetradic#CC74BB, #CCB174, #74CC85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E9F5
Lighter +20%#BFCBE7
Lighter +10%#99ADDA
Darker −10%#4F71BE
Darker −20%#3B599F
Darker −30%#2D457A
Darker −40%#1F3055
More saturated +25%#5C86E4
Less saturated −25%#8C98B4

Channel breakdown

R116
G143
B204
Red116 (45.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue221.59°
Saturation (HSL)46.32%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 8F · B CC

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