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Colour

#759CFF

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

#759CFF is a blue with RGB values 117, 156, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#759CFF#759CFF
HEX#759CFF
RGBrgb(117, 156, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6118, 1
RGB percentages45.9%, 61.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(223, 100%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 54.1%, 100%)
CMYK54.1%, 38.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,707,903
CSS custom property--colour: #759CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#8A6300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6399FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#26B2C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 30Steel blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD875
Analogous#75E1FF, #9375FF
Triadic#FF759C, #9CFF75
Split complementary#FF9375, #E1FF75
Tetradic#FF75E1, #FFD875, #75FF93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE5FF
Lighter +10%#A8C1FF
Darker −10%#4277FF
Darker −20%#0F53FF
Darker −30%#003EDB
Darker −40%#002FA8
More saturated +25%#759CFF
Less saturated −25%#86A4EE

Channel breakdown

R117
G156
B255
Red117 (45.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 9C · B FF

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