Colour

#7595EC

#7595EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7595EC is a blue with RGB values 117, 149, 236 and HSL 224°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7595EC

RGBrgb(117, 149, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5843, 0.9255

RGB percentages45.9%, 58.4%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(223.9, 75.8%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 50.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK50.4%, 36.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,706,092

CSS custom property--colour: #7595EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1

Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#8A6A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#739EF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6693EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#3FA8B5no 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 text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.6 Steel blue · ΔE 24.8 Medium purple · ΔE 25.6 Royal blue · ΔE 27.1 Slate blue · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.91, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECCC75

Analogous#75D0EC, #9175EC

Triadic#EC7595, #95EC75

Split complementary#EC9175, #D1EC75

Tetradic#EC75D0, #ECCC75, #75EC91

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%#4873E6

Darker −20%#1E52DD

Darker −30%#1841B0

Darker −40%#123083

More saturated +25%#628CFF

Less saturated −25%#899ED8

Channel breakdown

R117

G149

B236

Red117 (45.9%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue223.87°

Saturation (HSL)75.8%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 95 · B EC

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