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Recognised as Colour

#749DEE

  • #749DEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#749DEE is a blue with RGB values 116, 157, 238 and HSL 220°, 78%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#749DEE#749DEE
HEX#749DEE
RGBrgb(116, 157, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6157, 0.9333
RGB percentages45.5%, 61.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(219.8, 78.2%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 51.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK51.3%, 34%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,642,606
CSS custom property--colour: #749DEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#8B6211

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DA4F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F98ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#39AFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29.3Medium purple · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEC574
Analogous#74DAEE, #8874EE
Triadic#EE749D, #9DEE74
Split complementary#EE8874, #DAEE74
Tetradic#EE74DA, #EEC574, #74EE88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFF
Lighter +20%#CFDDF9
Lighter +10%#A1BDF4
Darker −10%#477DE8
Darker −20%#1B5EE1
Darker −30%#164BB3
Darker −40%#103886
More saturated +25%#6397FF
Less saturated −25%#88A3DB

Channel breakdown

R116
G157
B238
Red116 (45.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue219.84°
Saturation (HSL)78.21%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 9D · B EE

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