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Recognised as Colour

#7490CE

  • #7490CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7490CE is a blue with RGB values 116, 144, 206 and HSL 221°, 48%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7490CE#7490CE
HEX#7490CE
RGBrgb(116, 144, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5647, 0.8078
RGB percentages45.5%, 56.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(221.3, 47.9%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 43.7%, 80.8%)
CMYK43.7%, 30.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,639,246
CSS custom property--colour: #7490CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#8B6F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A95D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#708DCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#539DA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.9Light skyblue · ΔE 27Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEB274
Analogous#74BDCE, #8574CE
Triadic#CE7490, #90CE74
Split complementary#CE8574, #BDCE74
Tetradic#CE74BD, #CEB274, #74CE85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EAF6
Lighter +20%#BFCCE9
Lighter +10%#9AAEDB
Darker −10%#4E72C1
Darker −20%#395AA3
Darker −30%#2C457D
Darker −40%#1F3057
More saturated +25%#5D87E5
Less saturated −25%#8B99B7

Channel breakdown

R116
G144
B206
Red116 (45.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue221.33°
Saturation (HSL)47.87%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 90 · B CE

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