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Colour

#759AFF

  • #759AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#759AFF is a blue with RGB values 117, 154, 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

#759AFF#759AFF
HEX#759AFF
RGBrgb(117, 154, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6039, 1
RGB percentages45.9%, 60.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(223.9, 100%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 54.1%, 100%)
CMYK54.1%, 39.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,707,391
CSS custom property--colour: #759AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#8A6500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70A4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F98FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#26B0C0no 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 text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDA75
Analogous#75DFFF, #9575FF
Triadic#FF759A, #9AFF75
Split complementary#FF9575, #DFFF75
Tetradic#FF75DF, #FFDA75, #75FF95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE5FF
Lighter +10%#A8BFFF
Darker −10%#4275FF
Darker −20%#0F4FFF
Darker −30%#003BDB
Darker −40%#002DA8
More saturated +25%#759AFF
Less saturated −25%#86A2EE

Channel breakdown

R117
G154
B255
Red117 (45.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 9A · B FF

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