Colour

#7498DA

#7498DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7498DA is a blue with RGB values 116, 152, 218 and HSL 219°, 58%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7498DA

RGBrgb(116, 152, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5961, 0.8549

RGB percentages45.5%, 59.6%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(218.8, 58%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 46.8%, 85.5%)

CMYK46.8%, 30.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,641,306

CSS custom property--colour: #7498DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#8B6725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F9DDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7493D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4BA6AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5 Steel blue · ΔE 14.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAB674

Analogous#74CBDA, #8374DA

Triadic#DA7498, #98DA74

Split complementary#DA8374, #CBDA74

Tetradic#DA74CB, #DAB674, #74DA83

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDF2FA

Lighter +20%#C5D4EF

Lighter +10%#9CB6E5

Darker −10%#4C7ACF

Darker −20%#3160B7

Darker −30%#264B8F

Darker −40%#1B3667

More saturated +25%#5E92F0

Less saturated −25%#8A9EC4

Channel breakdown

R116

G152

B218

Red116 (45.5%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue218.82°

Saturation (HSL)57.95%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 98 · B DA

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