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Colour

#74A2FD

  • #74A2FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#74A2FD is a blue with RGB values 116, 162, 253 and HSL 220°, 97%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#74A2FD#74A2FD
HEX#74A2FD
RGBrgb(116, 162, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6353, 0.9922
RGB percentages45.5%, 63.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(219.9, 97.2%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.9, 54.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK54.2%, 36%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,643,901
CSS custom property--colour: #74A2FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#8B5D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C9DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#22B6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4Steel blue · ΔE 27Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Royal blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDCF74
Analogous#74E6FD, #8A74FD
Triadic#FD74A2, #A2FD74
Split complementary#FD8B74, #E6FD74
Tetradic#FD74E6, #FDCF74, #74FD8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E5FE
Lighter +10%#A6C4FE
Darker −10%#4280FC
Darker −20%#0F5FFC
Darker −30%#034AD5
Darker −40%#0238A3
More saturated +25%#72A1FF
Less saturated −25%#86A8EB

Channel breakdown

R116
G162
B253
Red116 (45.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue219.85°
Saturation (HSL)97.16%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G A2 · B FD

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