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Colour

#74A0FA

  • #74A0FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#74A0FA is a blue with RGB values 116, 160, 250 and HSL 220°, 93%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#74A0FA#74A0FA
HEX#74A0FA
RGBrgb(116, 160, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6275, 0.9804
RGB percentages45.5%, 62.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(220.3, 93.1%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 53.6%, 98%)
CMYK53.6%, 36%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,643,386
CSS custom property--colour: #74A0FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#8B5F05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA8FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C9CF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#28B4C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Royal blue · ΔE 29.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.51, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FACE74
Analogous#74E3FA, #8B74FA
Triadic#FA74A0, #A0FA74
Split complementary#FA8B74, #E3FA74
Tetradic#FA74E3, #FACE74, #74FA8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6E3FE
Lighter +10%#A5C2FC
Darker −10%#437EF8
Darker −20%#125DF6
Darker −30%#0748CE
Darker −40%#06379C
More saturated +25%#6F9EFF
Less saturated −25%#86A6E8

Channel breakdown

R116
G160
B250
Red116 (45.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue220.3°
Saturation (HSL)93.06%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G A0 · B FA

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