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Recognised as Colour

#7495DF

  • #7495DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7495DF is a blue with RGB values 116, 149, 223 and HSL 221°, 63%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7495DF#7495DF
HEX#7495DF
RGBrgb(116, 149, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5843, 0.8745
RGB percentages45.5%, 58.4%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(221.5, 62.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 48%, 87.5%)
CMYK48%, 33.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,640,543
CSS custom property--colour: #7495DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#8B6A20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#799BE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E92DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#48A5B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.1Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29Medium purple · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFBE74
Analogous#74CBDF, #8874DF
Triadic#DF7495, #95DF74
Split complementary#DF8974, #CADF74
Tetradic#DF74CB, #DFBE74, #74DF88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F4FC
Lighter +20%#C7D4F2
Lighter +10%#9DB5E9
Darker −10%#4B75D5
Darker −20%#2C5AC1
Darker −30%#234797
Darker −40%#19336E
More saturated +25%#5F8DF4
Less saturated −25%#899DCA

Channel breakdown

R116
G149
B223
Red116 (45.5%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue221.5°
Saturation (HSL)62.57%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 95 · B DF

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