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Colour

#7594EC

  • #7594EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7594EC is a blue with RGB values 117, 148, 236 and HSL 224°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7594EC#7594EC
HEX#7594EC
RGBrgb(117, 148, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5804, 0.9255
RGB percentages45.9%, 58%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(224.4, 75.8%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 50.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK50.4%, 37.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,705,836
CSS custom property--colour: #7594EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#8A6B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#729DF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6592EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#40A7B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Royal blue · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.2, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECCD75
Analogous#75D0EC, #9175EC
Triadic#EC7594, #94EC75
Split complementary#EC9275, #CFEC75
Tetradic#EC75D0, #ECCD75, #75EC92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFF
Lighter +20%#CFDAF8
Lighter +10%#A2B7F2
Darker −10%#4871E6
Darker −20%#1E50DD
Darker −30%#1840B0
Darker −40%#122F83
More saturated +25%#628BFF
Less saturated −25%#899DD8

Channel breakdown

R117
G148
B236
Red117 (45.9%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue224.37°
Saturation (HSL)75.8%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 94 · B EC

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