Colour

#7587B2

#7587B2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7587B2 is a blue with RGB values 117, 135, 178 and HSL 222°, 28%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7587B2

RGBrgb(117, 135, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5294, 0.698

RGB percentages45.9%, 52.9%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(222.3, 28.4%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 34.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK34.3%, 24.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,702,450

CSS custom property--colour: #7587B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#8A784D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#798AB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7385B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#639096no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 15 Slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.6 Gray · ΔE 25.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2A075

Analogous#75A5B2, #8275B2

Triadic#B27587, #87B275

Split complementary#B28275, #A5B275

Tetradic#B275A5, #B2A075, #75B282

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F9FB

Lighter +30%#D7DCE9

Lighter +20%#B6C0D7

Lighter +10%#96A3C4

Darker −10%#576C9D

Darker −20%#45557C

Darker −30%#333F5B

Darker −40%#21283A

More saturated +25%#5A7CCD

Less saturated −25%#909297

Channel breakdown

R117

G135

B178

Red117 (45.9%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue222.3°

Saturation (HSL)28.37%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 87 · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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