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Recognised as Colour

#7490A0

  • #7490A0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7490A0 is a blue with RGB values 116, 144, 160 and HSL 202°, 19%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7490A0#7490A0
HEX#7490A0
RGBrgb(116, 144, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5647, 0.6275
RGB percentages45.5%, 56.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(201.8, 18.8%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 27.5%, 62.7%)
CMYK27.5%, 10%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,639,200
CSS custom property--colour: #7490A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 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#8B6F5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#888FA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#828AA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#679495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 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

Light slate grey · ΔE 4.5Slate grey · ΔE 6.7Gray · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 14.6Dark grey · ΔE 17.1Dim grey · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.46, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A08474
Analogous#74A09A, #747AA0
Triadic#A07490, #90A074
Split complementary#A0747A, #A09A74
Tetradic#9A74A0, #A08474, #7AA074

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF1F3
Lighter +30%#CFD9DE
Lighter +20%#B1C0C9
Lighter +10%#92A8B5
Darker −10%#5B7686
Darker −20%#475B67
Darker −30%#324149
Darker −40%#1D262B
More saturated +25%#5798BD
Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R116
G144
B160
Red116 (45.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)18.8%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 90 · B A0

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