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Recognised as Colour

#757FDC

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

#757FDC is a blue with RGB values 117, 127, 220 and HSL 234°, 60%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#757FDC#757FDC
HEX#757FDC
RGBrgb(117, 127, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.498, 0.8627
RGB percentages45.9%, 49.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(234.2, 59.5%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 46.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK46.8%, 42.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,700,444
CSS custom property--colour: #757FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#8A8023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B8BE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5283DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4F92A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 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 text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.8Medium purple · ΔE 16.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.4Royal blue · ΔE 19.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCD275
Analogous#75B3DC, #9F75DC
Triadic#DC757F, #7FDC75
Split complementary#DC9F75, #B2DC75
Tetradic#DC75B3, #DCD275, #75DC9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF0FB
Lighter +20%#C6CAF1
Lighter +10%#9EA5E6
Darker −10%#4C59D2
Darker −20%#303DBB
Darker −30%#253093
Darker −40%#1B236A
More saturated +25%#5F6EF2
Less saturated −25%#8B90C6

Channel breakdown

R117
G127
B220
Red117 (45.9%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue234.17°
Saturation (HSL)59.54%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 7F · B DC

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