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Recognised as Colour

#7597FF

  • #7597FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7597FF is a blue with RGB values 117, 151, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7597FF#7597FF
HEX#7597FF
RGBrgb(117, 151, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5922, 1
RGB percentages45.9%, 59.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(225.2, 100%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 54.1%, 100%)
CMYK54.1%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,706,623
CSS custom property--colour: #7597FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#8A6800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6BA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B96FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#28AEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDD75
Analogous#75DCFF, #9875FF
Triadic#FF7597, #97FF75
Split complementary#FF9875, #DCFF75
Tetradic#FF75DC, #FFDD75, #75FF98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE4FF
Lighter +10%#A8BDFF
Darker −10%#4271FF
Darker −20%#0F4AFF
Darker −30%#0036DB
Darker −40%#0029A8
More saturated +25%#7597FF
Less saturated −25%#86A0EE

Channel breakdown

R117
G151
B255
Red117 (45.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue225.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 97 · B FF

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