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Recognised as Colour

#7575CD

  • #7575CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7575CD is a blue with RGB values 117, 117, 205 and HSL 240°, 47%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7575CD#7575CD
HEX#7575CD
RGBrgb(117, 117, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4588, 0.8039
RGB percentages45.9%, 45.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(240, 46.8%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 42.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK42.9%, 42.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,697,869
CSS custom property--colour: #7575CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#8A8A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5481D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#507BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#598797no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.7Royal blue · ΔE 20.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCD75
Analogous#75A1CD, #A175CD
Triadic#CD7575, #75CD75
Split complementary#CDA175, #A1CD75
Tetradic#CD75A1, #CDCD75, #75CDA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E5F6
Lighter +20%#C0C0E8
Lighter +10%#9A9ADB
Darker −10%#5050BF
Darker −20%#3B3BA1
Darker −30%#2D2D7C
Darker −40%#1F1F57
More saturated +25%#5D5DE5
Less saturated −25%#8C8CB6

Channel breakdown

R117
G117
B205
Red117 (45.9%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)46.81%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 75 · B CD

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