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Recognised as Colour

#749EF5

  • #749EF5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#749EF5 is a blue with RGB values 116, 158, 245 and HSL 220°, 87%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#749EF5#749EF5
HEX#749EF5
RGBrgb(116, 158, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6196, 0.9608
RGB percentages45.5%, 62%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(220.5, 86.6%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 52.7%, 96.1%)
CMYK52.7%, 35.5%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,642,869
CSS custom property--colour: #749EF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#8B610A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA6F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C9AF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#30B1BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 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 text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 29Royal blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.93, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5CB74
Analogous#74DEF5, #8B74F5
Triadic#F5749E, #9EF574
Split complementary#F58A74, #DFF574
Tetradic#F574DE, #F5CB74, #74F58B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3E0FC
Lighter +10%#A4BFF8
Darker −10%#447DF2
Darker −20%#155CEE
Darker −30%#0E49C2
Darker −40%#0B3792
More saturated +25%#6A9BFF
Less saturated −25%#87A4E2

Channel breakdown

R116
G158
B245
Red116 (45.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue220.47°
Saturation (HSL)86.58%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 9E · B F5

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