Colour

#7589BA

#7589BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7589BA is a blue with RGB values 117, 137, 186 and HSL 223°, 33%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7589BA#7589BA

HEX#7589BA

RGBrgb(117, 137, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5373, 0.7294

RGB percentages45.9%, 53.7%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(222.6, 33.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 37.1%, 72.9%)

CMYK37.1%, 26.3%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,702,970

CSS custom property--colour: #7589BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#8A7645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#798DBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7287B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#60939Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAA675

Analogous#75ACBA, #8475BA

Triadic#BA7589, #89BA75

Split complementary#BA8375, #ACBA75

Tetradic#BA75AC, #BAA675, #75BA84

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFE

Lighter +30%#DBE0ED

Lighter +20%#B9C3DC

Lighter +10%#97A6CB

Darker −10%#546CA8

Darker −20%#435686

Darker −30%#324064

Darker −40%#212B42

More saturated +25%#5B7ED4

Less saturated −25%#8F94A0

Channel breakdown

R117

G137

B186

Red117 (45.9%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue222.61°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 89 · B BA

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