Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#759AC0

  • #759AC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#759AC0 is a blue with RGB values 117, 154, 192 and HSL 210°, 37%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#759AC0#759AC0
HEX#759AC0
RGBrgb(117, 154, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6039, 0.7529
RGB percentages45.9%, 60.4%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(210.4, 37.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 39.1%, 75.3%)
CMYK39.1%, 19.8%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,707,328
CSS custom property--colour: #759AC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#8A653F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9BC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8293BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5BA3A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 16.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7Sky blue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C09B75
Analogous#75C0C0, #7575C0
Triadic#C0759A, #9AC075
Split complementary#C07575, #C0C075
Tetradic#C075C0, #C09B75, #75C075

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE7F0
Lighter +20%#BBCDE0
Lighter +10%#98B4D0
Darker −10%#5280B0
Darker −20%#41678E
Darker −30%#314E6B
Darker −40%#213448
More saturated +25%#5C9AD9
Less saturated −25%#8E9AA7

Channel breakdown

R117
G154
B192
Red117 (45.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue210.4°
Saturation (HSL)37.31%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 9A · B C0

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “759ac0” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.