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Recognised as Colour

#759CBD

  • #759CBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#759CBD is a blue with RGB values 117, 156, 189 and HSL 207°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#759CBD#759CBD
HEX#759CBD
RGBrgb(117, 156, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6118, 0.7412
RGB percentages45.9%, 61.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(207.5, 35.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.5, 38.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK38.1%, 17.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,707,837
CSS custom property--colour: #759CBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#8A6342

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9CBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8594BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5CA4A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5Slate grey · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 17.3Sky blue · ΔE 19.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9675
Analogous#75BDBA, #7578BD
Triadic#BD759C, #9CBD75
Split complementary#BD7578, #BDBA75
Tetradic#BA75BD, #BD9675, #78BD75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE6EF
Lighter +20%#BACEDE
Lighter +10%#97B5CD
Darker −10%#5283AD
Darker −20%#42698A
Darker −30%#314F68
Darker −40%#213545
More saturated +25%#5B9ED7
Less saturated −25%#8F9AA4

Channel breakdown

R117
G156
B189
Red117 (45.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue207.5°
Saturation (HSL)35.29%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 9C · B BD

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