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Recognised as Colour

#759CEE

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

#759CEE is a blue with RGB values 117, 156, 238 and HSL 221°, 78%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#759CEE#759CEE
HEX#759CEE
RGBrgb(117, 156, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6118, 0.9333
RGB percentages45.9%, 61.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(220.7, 78.1%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 50.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK50.8%, 34.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,707,886
CSS custom property--colour: #759CEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#8A6311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA3F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E98ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3CAEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.7Light skyblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.87, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEC775
Analogous#75D9EE, #8B75EE
Triadic#EE759C, #9CEE75
Split complementary#EE8B75, #D8EE75
Tetradic#EE75D9, #EEC775, #75EE8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#D0DDF9
Lighter +10%#A2BDF4
Darker −10%#487BE8
Darker −20%#1C5BE1
Darker −30%#1649B4
Darker −40%#113786
More saturated +25%#6496FF
Less saturated −25%#88A3DB

Channel breakdown

R117
G156
B238
Red117 (45.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue220.66°
Saturation (HSL)78.06%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 9C · B EE

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