Colour

#74A1BB

#74A1BB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#74A1BB is a blue with RGB values 116, 161, 187 and HSL 202°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#74A1BB

RGBrgb(116, 161, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6314, 0.7333

RGB percentages45.5%, 63.1%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(202, 34.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202, 38%, 73.3%)

CMYK38%, 13.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,643,579

CSS custom property--colour: #74A1BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#8B5E44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95A0BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B98BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#5AA8A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Slate grey · ΔE 15 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4 Sky blue · ΔE 16.8 Steel blue · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BB8E74

Analogous#74BBB2, #747DBB

Triadic#BB74A1, #A1BB74

Split complementary#BB747D, #BBB274

Tetradic#B274BB, #BB8E74, #7DBB74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFEFE

Lighter +30%#DBE6ED

Lighter +20%#B8CFDD

Lighter +10%#96B8CC

Darker −10%#538AA9

Darker −20%#426E87

Darker −30%#315265

Darker −40%#213642

More saturated +25%#5AA8D5

Less saturated −25%#8E9AA1

Channel breakdown

R116

G161

B187

Red116 (45.5%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue201.97°

Saturation (HSL)34.3%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G A1 · B BB

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Colour values

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