Colour

#7589BF

#7589BF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7589BF is a blue with RGB values 117, 137, 191 and HSL 224°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7589BF

RGBrgb(117, 137, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5373, 0.749

RGB percentages45.9%, 53.7%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(223.8, 36.6%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 38.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK38.7%, 28.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,702,975

CSS custom property--colour: #7589BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#8A7640

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#778EC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7087BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5E949Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 27 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFAB75

Analogous#75AEBF, #8675BF

Triadic#BF7589, #89BF75

Split complementary#BF8675, #AEBF75

Tetradic#BF75AE, #BFAB75, #75BF86

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DEE2EF

Lighter +20%#BBC5DF

Lighter +10%#98A7CF

Darker −10%#526BAF

Darker −20%#41568D

Darker −30%#31406A

Darker −40%#212B47

More saturated +25%#5C7DD8

Less saturated −25%#8E95A6

Channel breakdown

R117

G137

B191

Red117 (45.9%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue223.78°

Saturation (HSL)36.63%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 89 · B BF

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