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Recognised as Colour

#749FA2

  • #749FA2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#749FA2 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 159, 162 and HSL 184°, 20%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#749FA2#749FA2
HEX#749FA2
RGBrgb(116, 159, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6235, 0.6353
RGB percentages45.5%, 62.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(183.9, 19.8%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.9, 28.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK28.4%, 1.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,643,042
CSS custom property--colour: #749FA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#8B605D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999BA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9095A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#64A2A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6.2Light slate grey · ΔE 14.2Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Dark grey · ΔE 16.5Gray · ΔE 17.6Dark cyan · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A27774
Analogous#74A28E, #7488A2
Triadic#A2749F, #9FA274
Split complementary#A27488, #A28E74
Tetradic#8E74A2, #A27774, #88A274

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF3F4
Lighter +30%#D0DEDF
Lighter +20%#B1C9CB
Lighter +10%#93B4B6
Darker −10%#5B8588
Darker −20%#476769
Darker −30%#32494B
Darker −40%#1E2B2C
More saturated +25%#57B8BF
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R116
G159
B162
Red116 (45.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue183.91°
Saturation (HSL)19.83%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 9F · B A2

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