Colour

#7493DD

#7493DD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7493DD is a blue with RGB values 116, 147, 221 and HSL 222°, 61%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7493DD

RGBrgb(116, 147, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5765, 0.8667

RGB percentages45.5%, 57.6%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(222.3, 60.7%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 47.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK47.5%, 33.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,640,029

CSS custom property--colour: #7493DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#8B6C22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#779AE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C90DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4AA3AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.2 Steel blue · ΔE 18.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.8 Medium purple · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.24, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DDBE74

Analogous#74C7DD, #8A74DD

Triadic#DD7493, #93DD74

Split complementary#DD8A74, #C7DD74

Tetradic#DD74C7, #DDBE74, #74DD8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFF3FB

Lighter +20%#C6D3F1

Lighter +10%#9DB3E7

Darker −10%#4B73D3

Darker −20%#2E58BD

Darker −30%#244594

Darker −40%#1A326B

More saturated +25%#5E8AF3

Less saturated −25%#8A9CC7

Channel breakdown

R116

G147

B221

Red116 (45.5%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue222.29°

Saturation (HSL)60.69%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 93 · B DD

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