Colour

#749EF4

#749EF4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#749EF4 is a blue with RGB values 116, 158, 244 and HSL 220°, 85%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#749EF4

RGBrgb(116, 158, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6196, 0.9569

RGB percentages45.5%, 62%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(220.3, 85.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 52.5%, 95.7%)

CMYK52.5%, 35.2%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,642,868

CSS custom property--colour: #749EF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#8B610B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7CA5F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D9AF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#31B1BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1 Steel blue · ΔE 24.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.6 Medium purple · ΔE 29.3 Royal blue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.05, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F4CA74

Analogous#74DEF4, #8A74F4

Triadic#F4749E, #9EF474

Split complementary#F48A74, #DEF474

Tetradic#F474DE, #F4CA74, #74F48A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D3E0FB

Lighter +10%#A3BFF8

Darker −10%#457DF0

Darker −20%#155CED

Darker −30%#0F49C0

Darker −40%#0B3791

More saturated +25%#699AFF

Less saturated −25%#87A4E1

Channel breakdown

R116

G158

B244

Red116 (45.5%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue220.31°

Saturation (HSL)85.33%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 9E · B F4

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