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Recognised as Colour

#7591FE

  • #7591FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#7591FE is a blue with RGB values 117, 145, 254 and HSL 228°, 99%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#7591FE#7591FE
HEX#7591FE
RGBrgb(117, 145, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5686, 0.9961
RGB percentages45.9%, 56.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(227.7, 98.6%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.7, 53.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK53.9%, 42.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,705,086
CSS custom property--colour: #7591FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#8A6E01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#629EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5192FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#2BA9BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEE275
Analogous#75D6FE, #9D75FE
Triadic#FE7591, #91FE75
Split complementary#FE9D75, #D5FE75
Tetradic#FE75D6, #FEE275, #75FE9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAE2FF
Lighter +10%#A8B9FE
Darker −10%#4269FE
Darker −20%#1040FD
Darker −30%#022DD8
Darker −40%#0123A6
More saturated +25%#7490FF
Less saturated −25%#869BED

Channel breakdown

R117
G145
B254
Red117 (45.9%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue227.74°
Saturation (HSL)98.56%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 91 · B FE

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