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Colour

#74A0EA

  • #74A0EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#74A0EA is a blue with RGB values 116, 160, 234 and HSL 218°, 74%, 69%. 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

#74A0EA#74A0EA
HEX#74A0EA
RGBrgb(116, 160, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6275, 0.9176
RGB percentages45.5%, 62.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(217.6, 73.8%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 50.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK50.4%, 31.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,643,370
CSS custom property--colour: #74A0EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#8B5F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83A5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#759AE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3CB0BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 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 text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3Light steelblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EABE74
Analogous#74DBEA, #8374EA
Triadic#EA74A0, #A0EA74
Split complementary#EA8374, #DBEA74
Tetradic#EA74DB, #EABE74, #74EA83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFE
Lighter +20%#CDDDF7
Lighter +10%#A0BEF1
Darker −10%#4882E3
Darker −20%#2165D7
Darker −30%#1A50AB
Darker −40%#133B7F
More saturated +25%#609BFE
Less saturated −25%#88A5D6

Channel breakdown

R116
G160
B234
Red116 (45.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue217.63°
Saturation (HSL)73.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G A0 · B EA

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