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Colour

#7596DE

  • #7596DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7596DE is a blue with RGB values 117, 150, 222 and HSL 221°, 61%, 66%. 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

#7596DE#7596DE
HEX#7596DE
RGBrgb(117, 150, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5882, 0.8706
RGB percentages45.9%, 58.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(221.1, 61.4%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 47.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK47.3%, 32.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,706,334
CSS custom property--colour: #7596DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#8A6921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B9CE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7092DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#4AA5B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.5Light skyblue · ΔE 28Light steelblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEBD75
Analogous#75CBDE, #8875DE
Triadic#DE7596, #96DE75
Split complementary#DE8875, #CBDE75
Tetradic#DE75CB, #DEBD75, #75DE88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F4FC
Lighter +20%#C7D5F2
Lighter +10%#9EB5E8
Darker −10%#4C77D4
Darker −20%#2E5BBF
Darker −30%#244896
Darker −40%#1A346D
More saturated +25%#608EF3
Less saturated −25%#8A9EC9

Channel breakdown

R117
G150
B222
Red117 (45.9%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue221.14°
Saturation (HSL)61.4%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 96 · B DE

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