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Recognised as Colour

#7591C3

  • #7591C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7591C3 is a blue with RGB values 117, 145, 195 and HSL 218°, 39%, 61%. 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

#7591C3#7591C3
HEX#7591C3
RGBrgb(117, 145, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5686, 0.7647
RGB percentages45.9%, 56.9%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(218.5, 39.4%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 40%, 76.5%)
CMYK40%, 25.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,705,027
CSS custom property--colour: #7591C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#8A6E3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F94C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#778DC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5B9CA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.7Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5Light skyblue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3A775
Analogous#75B8C3, #8075C3
Triadic#C37591, #91C375
Split complementary#C38075, #B8C375
Tetradic#C375B8, #C3A775, #75C380

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E6F1
Lighter +20%#BCCAE2
Lighter +10%#99ADD2
Darker −10%#5175B4
Darker −20%#405D92
Darker −30%#30476F
Darker −40%#21304B
More saturated +25%#5C8ADC
Less saturated −25%#8E98AA

Channel breakdown

R117
G145
B195
Red117 (45.9%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue218.46°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 91 · B C3

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