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Recognised as Colour

#7577FF

  • #7577FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7577FF is a blue with RGB values 117, 119, 255 and HSL 239°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7577FF#7577FF
HEX#7577FF
RGBrgb(117, 119, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4667, 1
RGB percentages45.9%, 46.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(239.1, 100%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.1, 54.1%, 100%)
CMYK54.1%, 53.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,698,431
CSS custom property--colour: #7577FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#8A8800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#228DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0081FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3196B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7Royal blue · ΔE 13.4Slate blue · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9Medium orchid · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 6.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFD75
Analogous#75BCFF, #B875FF
Triadic#FF7577, #77FF75
Split complementary#FFB875, #BCFF75
Tetradic#FF75BC, #FFFD75, #75FFB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBDCFF
Lighter +10%#A8A9FF
Darker −10%#4245FF
Darker −20%#0F12FF
Darker −30%#0003DB
Darker −40%#0002A8
More saturated +25%#7577FF
Less saturated −25%#8688EE

Channel breakdown

R117
G119
B255
Red117 (45.9%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue239.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 77 · B FF

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