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Recognised as Colour

#7599FF

  • #7599FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7599FF is a blue with RGB values 117, 153, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7599FF#7599FF
HEX#7599FF
RGBrgb(117, 153, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6, 1
RGB percentages45.9%, 60%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.3, 100%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 54.1%, 100%)
CMYK54.1%, 40%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,707,135
CSS custom property--colour: #7599FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#8A6600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6FA4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E97FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#27AFC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9Dodgerblue · ΔE 12Royal blue · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 28Medium slateblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDB75
Analogous#75DEFF, #9675FF
Triadic#FF7599, #99FF75
Split complementary#FF9675, #DEFF75
Tetradic#FF75DE, #FFDB75, #75FF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE4FF
Lighter +10%#A8BFFF
Darker −10%#4273FF
Darker −20%#0F4EFF
Darker −30%#0039DB
Darker −40%#002CA8
More saturated +25%#7599FF
Less saturated −25%#86A1EE

Channel breakdown

R117
G153
B255
Red117 (45.9%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 99 · B FF

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