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Recognised as Colour

#758EC8

  • #758EC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#758EC8 is a blue with RGB values 117, 142, 200 and HSL 222°, 43%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#758EC8#758EC8
HEX#758EC8
RGBrgb(117, 142, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5569, 0.7843
RGB percentages45.9%, 55.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(221.9, 43%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 41.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK41.5%, 29%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,704,264
CSS custom property--colour: #758EC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#8A7137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A93CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#718BC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#599AA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9Light steelblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8AF75
Analogous#75B8C8, #8575C8
Triadic#C8758E, #8EC875
Split complementary#C88575, #B8C875
Tetradic#C875B8, #C8AF75, #75C885

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E8F4
Lighter +20%#BECAE5
Lighter +10%#99ACD7
Darker −10%#5170B9
Darker −20%#3D599A
Darker −30%#2F4475
Darker −40%#202F51
More saturated +25%#5D84E0
Less saturated −25%#8D98B0

Channel breakdown

R117
G142
B200
Red117 (45.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue221.93°
Saturation (HSL)43.01%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 8E · B C8

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