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Recognised as Colour

#7495A4

  • #7495A4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7495A4 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 149, 164 and HSL 199°, 21%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7495A4#7495A4
HEX#7495A4
RGBrgb(116, 149, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5843, 0.6431
RGB percentages45.5%, 58.4%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(198.8, 20.9%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.8, 29.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK29.3%, 9.1%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,640,484
CSS custom property--colour: #7495A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#8B6A5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D93A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#868EA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#659A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.8Slate grey · ΔE 9Cadetblue · ΔE 12.7Gray · ΔE 15.3Dark grey · ΔE 16.9Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A48374
Analogous#74A49B, #747DA4
Triadic#A47495, #95A474
Split complementary#A4747D, #A49B74
Tetradic#9B74A4, #A48374, #7DA474

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF3F5
Lighter +30%#D0DCE1
Lighter +20%#B2C4CC
Lighter +10%#93ADB8
Darker −10%#5B7B8A
Darker −20%#46606C
Darker −30%#32444D
Darker −40%#1E292E
More saturated +25%#57A0C1
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R116
G149
B164
Red116 (45.5%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue198.75°
Saturation (HSL)20.87%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 95 · B A4

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