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Recognised as Colour

#7575BF

  • #7575BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7575BF is a blue with RGB values 117, 117, 191 and HSL 240°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7575BF#7575BF
HEX#7575BF
RGBrgb(117, 117, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4588, 0.749
RGB percentages45.9%, 45.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(240, 36.6%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 38.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK38.7%, 38.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,697,855
CSS custom property--colour: #7575BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#8A8A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C7FC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#597ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#608391no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFBF75
Analogous#759ABF, #9A75BF
Triadic#BF7575, #75BF75
Split complementary#BF9A75, #9ABF75
Tetradic#BF759A, #BFBF75, #75BF9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEDEEF
Lighter +20%#BBBBDF
Lighter +10%#9898CF
Darker −10%#5252AF
Darker −20%#41418D
Darker −30%#31316A
Darker −40%#212147
More saturated +25%#5C5CD8
Less saturated −25%#8E8EA6

Channel breakdown

R117
G117
B191
Red117 (45.9%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)36.63%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 75 · B BF

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