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Colour

#7577DC

  • #7577DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7577DC is a blue with RGB values 117, 119, 220 and HSL 239°, 60%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7577DC#7577DC
HEX#7577DC
RGBrgb(117, 119, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4667, 0.8627
RGB percentages45.9%, 46.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(238.8, 59.5%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 46.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK46.8%, 45.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,698,396
CSS custom property--colour: #7577DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#8A8823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D85E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#467EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#508C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.4Royal blue · ΔE 14.7Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCDA75
Analogous#75AADC, #A675DC
Triadic#DC7577, #77DC75
Split complementary#DCA775, #AADC75
Tetradic#DC75AB, #DCDA75, #75DCA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFEFFB
Lighter +20%#C6C7F1
Lighter +10%#9E9FE6
Darker −10%#4C4FD2
Darker −20%#3032BB
Darker −30%#252793
Darker −40%#1B1C6A
More saturated +25%#5F62F2
Less saturated −25%#8B8CC6

Channel breakdown

R117
G119
B220
Red117 (45.9%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue238.83°
Saturation (HSL)59.54%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 77 · B DC

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