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Recognised as Colour

#7598BB

  • #7598BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7598BB is a blue with RGB values 117, 152, 187 and HSL 210°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7598BB#7598BB
HEX#7598BB
RGBrgb(117, 152, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5961, 0.7333
RGB percentages45.9%, 59.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(210, 34%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 37.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK37.4%, 18.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,706,811
CSS custom property--colour: #7598BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#8A6744

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A99BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8291BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5DA0A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Slate grey · ΔE 14.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8Sky blue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB9875
Analogous#75BBBB, #7575BB
Triadic#BB7598, #98BB75
Split complementary#BB7575, #BBBB75
Tetradic#BB75BB, #BB9875, #75BB75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#DBE5EE
Lighter +20%#B9CBDD
Lighter +10%#97B2CC
Darker −10%#547FA9
Darker −20%#436587
Darker −30%#324C65
Darker −40%#213243
More saturated +25%#5B98D5
Less saturated −25%#8F98A1

Channel breakdown

R117
G152
B187
Red117 (45.9%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)33.98%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 98 · B BB

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