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Recognised as Colour

#757ED3

  • #757ED3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#757ED3 is a blue with RGB values 117, 126, 211 and HSL 234°, 52%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#757ED3#757ED3
HEX#757ED3
RGBrgb(117, 126, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4941, 0.8275
RGB percentages45.9%, 49.4%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(234.3, 51.6%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.3, 44.5%, 82.7%)
CMYK44.5%, 40.3%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,700,179
CSS custom property--colour: #757ED3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#8A812C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F89D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5781D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#558F9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Medium purple · ΔE 18.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8Royal blue · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3CA75
Analogous#75ADD3, #9B75D3
Triadic#D3757E, #7ED375
Split complementary#D39B75, #ADD375
Tetradic#D375AD, #D3CA75, #75D39B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EAF8
Lighter +20%#C2C6EC
Lighter +10%#9CA2DF
Darker −10%#4E5AC7
Darker −20%#3742AB
Darker −30%#2A3385
Darker −40%#1E245E
More saturated +25%#5E6CEA
Less saturated −25%#8C90BC

Channel breakdown

R117
G126
B211
Red117 (45.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue234.26°
Saturation (HSL)51.65%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 7E · B D3

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