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Recognised as Colour

#759CE2

  • #759CE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#759CE2 is a blue with RGB values 117, 156, 226 and HSL 219°, 65%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#759CE2#759CE2
HEX#759CE2
RGBrgb(117, 156, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6118, 0.8863
RGB percentages45.9%, 61.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(218.5, 65.3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 48.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK48.2%, 31%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,707,874
CSS custom property--colour: #759CE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#8A631D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A1E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7597E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#46ABB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.8Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1Light steelblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2BB75
Analogous#75D3E2, #8475E2
Triadic#E2759C, #9CE275
Split complementary#E28475, #D3E275
Tetradic#E275D2, #E2BB75, #75E284

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F7FD
Lighter +20%#C9D8F4
Lighter +10%#9FBAEB
Darker −10%#4B7ED9
Darker −20%#2A62C7
Darker −30%#214D9D
Darker −40%#183973
More saturated +25%#6096F7
Less saturated −25%#8AA2CD

Channel breakdown

R117
G156
B226
Red117 (45.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue218.53°
Saturation (HSL)65.27%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 9C · B E2

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