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Colour

#7559DC

  • #7559DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7559DC is a blue with RGB values 117, 89, 220 and HSL 253°, 65%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7559DC#7559DC
HEX#7559DC
RGBrgb(117, 89, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.349, 0.8627
RGB percentages45.9%, 34.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(252.8, 65.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 59.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK46.8%, 59.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,690,716
CSS custom property--colour: #7559DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#8AA623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#547792no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.9Slate blue · ΔE 9.4Medium purple · ΔE 16.8Royal blue · ΔE 17.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0DC59
Analogous#597FDC, #B759DC
Triadic#DC7559, #59DC75
Split complementary#DCB759, #7FDC59
Tetradic#DC597F, #C0DC59, #59DCB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DED7F7
Lighter +20%#BBADEE
Lighter +10%#9883E5
Darker −10%#522FD3
Darker −20%#4124AB
Darker −30%#311B81
Darker −40%#211257
More saturated +25%#6740F5
Less saturated −25%#8372C3

Channel breakdown

R117
G89
B220
Red117 (45.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue252.82°
Saturation (HSL)65.17%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 59 · B DC

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