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Colour

#7596CC

  • #7596CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7596CC is a blue with RGB values 117, 150, 204 and HSL 217°, 46%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7596CC#7596CC
HEX#7596CC
RGBrgb(117, 150, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5882, 0.8
RGB percentages45.9%, 58.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(217.2, 46%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 42.6%, 80%)
CMYK42.6%, 26.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,706,316
CSS custom property--colour: #7596CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#8A6933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8299CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7991CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#56A2A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Light skyblue · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 23.1Light steelblue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCAB75
Analogous#75C1CC, #8075CC
Triadic#CC7596, #96CC75
Split complementary#CC7F75, #C2CC75
Tetradic#CC75C1, #CCAB75, #75CC7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EBF5
Lighter +20%#BFCFE8
Lighter +10%#9AB2DA
Darker −10%#507ABE
Darker −20%#3B61A0
Darker −30%#2D4B7B
Darker −40%#203455
More saturated +25%#5D90E4
Less saturated −25%#8D9CB4

Channel breakdown

R117
G150
B204
Red117 (45.9%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue217.24°
Saturation (HSL)46.03%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 96 · B CC

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