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Recognised as Colour

#749FC4

  • #749FC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#749FC4 is a blue with RGB values 116, 159, 196 and HSL 208°, 40%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#749FC4#749FC4
HEX#749FC4
RGBrgb(116, 159, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6235, 0.7686
RGB percentages45.5%, 62.4%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(207.8, 40.4%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.8, 40.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK40.8%, 18.9%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,643,076
CSS custom property--colour: #749FC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#8B603B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#909FC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8697C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#56A8ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Light steelblue · ΔE 17.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17.7Sky blue · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C49974
Analogous#74C4C1, #7477C4
Triadic#C4749F, #9FC474
Split complementary#C47477, #C4C174
Tetradic#C174C4, #C49974, #77C474

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE9F2
Lighter +20%#BCD0E2
Lighter +10%#98B8D3
Darker −10%#5086B5
Darker −20%#3F6C93
Darker −30%#2F5270
Darker −40%#20384C
More saturated +25%#5BA1DD
Less saturated −25%#8D9DAB

Channel breakdown

R116
G159
B196
Red116 (45.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue207.75°
Saturation (HSL)40.4%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 9F · B C4

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