Colour

#758FCD

#758FCD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#758FCD is a blue with RGB values 117, 143, 205 and HSL 222°, 47%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#758FCD

RGBrgb(117, 143, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5608, 0.8039

RGB percentages45.9%, 56.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(222.3, 46.8%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 42.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK42.9%, 30.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,704,525

CSS custom property--colour: #758FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#8A7032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7994D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#708CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#569CA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDB375

Analogous#75BBCD, #8775CD

Triadic#CD758F, #8FCD75

Split complementary#CD8775, #BBCD75

Tetradic#CD75BB, #CDB375, #75CD87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5EAF6

Lighter +20%#C0CCE8

Lighter +10%#9AADDB

Darker −10%#5071BF

Darker −20%#3B59A1

Darker −30%#2D447C

Darker −40%#1F3057

More saturated +25%#5D85E5

Less saturated −25%#8C99B6

Channel breakdown

R117

G143

B205

Red117 (45.9%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue222.27°

Saturation (HSL)46.81%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 8F · B CD

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