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Recognised as Colour

#7571BC

  • #7571BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7571BC is a blue with RGB values 117, 113, 188 and HSL 243°, 36%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7571BC#7571BC
HEX#7571BC
RGBrgb(117, 113, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4431, 0.7373
RGB percentages45.9%, 44.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(243.2, 35.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.2, 39.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK37.8%, 39.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,696,828
CSS custom property--colour: #7571BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#8A8E43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#587CBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5677BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#617F8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3Steel blue · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 25.4Royal blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8BC71
Analogous#7192BC, #9B71BC
Triadic#BC7571, #71BC75
Split complementary#BC9B71, #92BC71
Tetradic#BC7193, #B8BC71, #71BC9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFD
Lighter +30%#DAD9ED
Lighter +20%#B8B6DD
Lighter +10%#9794CC
Darker −10%#5550AA
Darker −20%#444087
Darker −30%#322F65
Darker −40%#211F42
More saturated +25%#5E57D6
Less saturated −25%#8C8BA2

Channel breakdown

R117
G113
B188
Red117 (45.9%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue243.2°
Saturation (HSL)35.89%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 71 · B BC

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