Colour

#758FBC

#758FBC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#758FBC is a blue with RGB values 117, 143, 188 and HSL 218°, 35%, 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

#758FBC#758FBC

HEX#758FBC

RGBrgb(117, 143, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5608, 0.7373

RGB percentages45.9%, 56.1%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(218, 34.6%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218, 37.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK37.8%, 23.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,704,508

CSS custom property--colour: #758FBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1

Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#8A7043

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F92BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#788BBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5E989Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCA275

Analogous#75B3BC, #7E75BC

Triadic#BC758F, #8FBC75

Split complementary#BC7E75, #B3BC75

Tetradic#BC75B3, #BCA275, #75BC7E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#DCE3EE

Lighter +20%#BAC7DD

Lighter +10%#97ABCD

Darker −10%#5373AB

Darker −20%#425C89

Darker −30%#324566

Darker −40%#212E44

More saturated +25%#5B88D6

Less saturated −25%#8F96A2

Channel breakdown

R117

G143

B188

Red117 (45.9%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue218.03°

Saturation (HSL)34.63%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 8F · B BC

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