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Recognised as Colour

#74A5FF

  • #74A5FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#74A5FF is a blue with RGB values 116, 165, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#74A5FF#74A5FF
HEX#74A5FF
RGBrgb(116, 165, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6471, 1
RGB percentages45.5%, 64.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.8, 100%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 54.5%, 100%)
CMYK54.5%, 35.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,644,671
CSS custom property--colour: #74A5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#8B5A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6FA0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#1CB9C6no 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 text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.9Medium purple · ΔE 30.7Royal blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCE74
Analogous#74EBFF, #8874FF
Triadic#FF74A5, #A5FF74
Split complementary#FF8874, #EBFF74
Tetradic#FF74EB, #FFCE74, #74FF88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAE7FF
Lighter +10%#A7C6FF
Darker −10%#4184FF
Darker −20%#0E63FF
Darker −30%#004DDA
Darker −40%#003BA7
More saturated +25%#74A5FF
Less saturated −25%#85AAEE

Channel breakdown

R116
G165
B255
Red116 (45.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G A5 · B FF

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