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Recognised as Colour

#758EEB

  • #758EEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#758EEB is a blue with RGB values 117, 142, 235 and HSL 227°, 75%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#758EEB#758EEB
HEX#758EEB
RGBrgb(117, 142, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5569, 0.9216
RGB percentages45.9%, 55.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(227.3, 74.7%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.3, 50.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK50.2%, 39.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,704,299
CSS custom property--colour: #758EEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#8A7114

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6998EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D8EE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#42A2B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 22.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.3Steel blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBD275
Analogous#75C9EB, #9775EB
Triadic#EB758E, #8EEB75
Split complementary#EB9775, #C9EB75
Tetradic#EB75C9, #EBD275, #75EB97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFBFE
Lighter +20%#CED7F8
Lighter +10%#A2B2F1
Darker −10%#486AE5
Darker −20%#2047DA
Darker −30%#1939AE
Darker −40%#132A81
More saturated +25%#6183FF
Less saturated −25%#8999D7

Channel breakdown

R117
G142
B235
Red117 (45.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue227.29°
Saturation (HSL)74.68%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 8E · B EB

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