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Colour

#759BD6

  • #759BD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#759BD6 is a blue with RGB values 117, 155, 214 and HSL 216°, 54%, 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

#759BD6#759BD6
HEX#759BD6
RGBrgb(117, 155, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6078, 0.8392
RGB percentages45.9%, 60.8%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(216.5, 54.2%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 45.3%, 83.9%)
CMYK45.3%, 27.6%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,707,606
CSS custom property--colour: #759BD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#8A6429

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#859FD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A95D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4FA8B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.8Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6B075
Analogous#75CCD6, #7F75D6
Triadic#D6759B, #9BD675
Split complementary#D68075, #CCD675
Tetradic#D675CC, #D6B075, #75D680

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF0F9
Lighter +20%#C4D4ED
Lighter +10%#9CB7E2
Darker −10%#4E7FCA
Darker −20%#3465B1
Darker −30%#294F89
Darker −40%#1D3862
More saturated +25%#5F96EC
Less saturated −25%#8BA0C0

Channel breakdown

R117
G155
B214
Red117 (45.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue216.49°
Saturation (HSL)54.19%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 9B · B D6

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