Colour

#7490C2

#7490C2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7490C2 is a blue with RGB values 116, 144, 194 and HSL 218°, 39%, 61%. 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

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HEX#7490C2

RGBrgb(116, 144, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5647, 0.7608

RGB percentages45.5%, 56.5%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(218.5, 39%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 40.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK40.2%, 25.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,639,234

CSS custom property--colour: #7490C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#8B6F3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E93C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#768CC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#5A9BA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 19 Slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5

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#C2A674

Analogous#74B7C2, #7F74C2

Triadic#C27490, #90C274

Split complementary#C27F74, #B7C274

Tetradic#C274B7, #C2A674, #74C27F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DEE5F1

Lighter +20%#BBC9E1

Lighter +10%#97ACD2

Darker −10%#5174B2

Darker −20%#3F5D91

Darker −30%#30466D

Darker −40%#202F4A

More saturated +25%#5B89DB

Less saturated −25%#8D97A9

Channel breakdown

R116

G144

B194

Red116 (45.5%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue218.46°

Saturation (HSL)39%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 90 · B C2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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