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Recognised as Colour

#758EBE

  • #758EBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#758EBE is a blue with RGB values 117, 142, 190 and HSL 219°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#758EBE#758EBE
HEX#758EBE
RGBrgb(117, 142, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5569, 0.7451
RGB percentages45.9%, 55.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(219.5, 36%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 38.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK38.4%, 25.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,704,254
CSS custom property--colour: #758EBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#8A7141

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D91C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#768ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5D989Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.7Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8Slate grey · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEA575
Analogous#75B2BE, #8075BE
Triadic#BE758E, #8EBE75
Split complementary#BE8175, #B3BE75
Tetradic#BE75B3, #BEA575, #75BE81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE3EF
Lighter +20%#BAC7DF
Lighter +10%#98AACE
Darker −10%#5272AE
Darker −20%#425B8B
Darker −30%#314469
Darker −40%#212E46
More saturated +25%#5C86D7
Less saturated −25%#8E96A5

Channel breakdown

R117
G142
B190
Red117 (45.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue219.45°
Saturation (HSL)35.96%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 8E · B BE

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