Recognised as Colour

#757CD0

#757CD0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#757CD0 is a blue with RGB values 117, 124, 208 and HSL 235°, 49%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#757CD0

RGBrgb(117, 124, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4863, 0.8157

RGB percentages45.9%, 48.6%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(235.4, 49.2%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 43.8%, 81.6%)

CMYK43.8%, 40.4%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,699,664

CSS custom property--colour: #757CD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#8A832F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D87D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5780CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Tritanopia#578D9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13 Medium purple · ΔE 18.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6 Royal blue · ΔE 23.3 Slate blue · ΔE 23.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D0C975

Analogous#75AAD0, #9B75D0

Triadic#D0757C, #7CD075

Split complementary#D09B75, #AAD075

Tetradic#D075AA, #D0C975, #75D09B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7E8F7

Lighter +20%#C1C4EA

Lighter +10%#9BA0DD

Darker −10%#4F58C3

Darker −20%#3941A6

Darker −30%#2C3280

Darker −40%#1F235A

More saturated +25%#5E68E7

Less saturated −25%#8C90B9

Channel breakdown

R117

G124

B208

Red117 (45.9%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue235.38°

Saturation (HSL)49.19%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 7C · B D0

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