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Recognised as Colour

#759EED

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

#759EED is a blue with RGB values 117, 158, 237 and HSL 220°, 77%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#759EED#759EED
HEX#759EED
RGBrgb(117, 158, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6196, 0.9294
RGB percentages45.9%, 62%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(219.5, 76.9%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 50.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK50.6%, 33.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,708,397
CSS custom property--colour: #759EED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#8A6112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FA4F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7199EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3CAFBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 21Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.4Light skyblue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDC475
Analogous#75DAED, #8875ED
Triadic#ED759E, #9EED75
Split complementary#ED8875, #DAED75
Tetradic#ED75DA, #EDC475, #75ED88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFF
Lighter +20%#CFDDF9
Lighter +10%#A2BEF3
Darker −10%#487EE7
Darker −20%#1D5FDF
Darker −30%#174CB2
Darker −40%#113985
More saturated +25%#6398FF
Less saturated −25%#88A4DA

Channel breakdown

R117
G158
B237
Red117 (45.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue219.5°
Saturation (HSL)76.92%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 9E · B ED

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