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Recognised as Colour

#759AD8

  • #759AD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#759AD8 is a blue with RGB values 117, 154, 216 and HSL 218°, 56%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#759AD8#759AD8
HEX#759AD8
RGBrgb(117, 154, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6039, 0.8471
RGB percentages45.9%, 60.4%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(217.6, 55.9%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 45.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK45.8%, 28.7%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,707,352
CSS custom property--colour: #759AD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#8A6527

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#839EDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7895D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4EA7B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 23.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8B375
Analogous#75CCD8, #8175D8
Triadic#D8759A, #9AD875
Split complementary#D88275, #CCD875
Tetradic#D875CC, #D8B375, #75D881

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF1FA
Lighter +20%#C5D4EE
Lighter +10%#9DB7E3
Darker −10%#4D7DCD
Darker −20%#3363B4
Darker −30%#284D8C
Darker −40%#1C3765
More saturated +25%#5F94EE
Less saturated −25%#8BA0C2

Channel breakdown

R117
G154
B216
Red117 (45.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue217.58°
Saturation (HSL)55.93%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 9A · B D8

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