Recognised as Colour
#758EEE
- #758EEE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Cornflower blue
#758EEE is a blue with RGB values 117, 142, 238 and HSL 228°, 78%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.
Colour values
#758EEE#758EEE
HEX#758EEE
RGBrgb(117, 142, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5569, 0.9333
RGB percentages45.9%, 55.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(227.6, 78.1%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 50.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK50.8%, 40.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,704,302
CSS custom property--colour: #758EEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#8A7111
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EED575
Analogous#75CAEE, #9975EE
Triadic#EE758E, #8EEE75
Split complementary#EE9975, #CAEE75
Tetradic#EE75CA, #EED575, #75EE99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R117
G142
B238
Red117 (45.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue227.6°
Saturation (HSL)78.06%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 8E · B EE
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