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Colour

#75A1FA

  • #75A1FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#75A1FA is a blue with RGB values 117, 161, 250 and HSL 220°, 93%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#75A1FA#75A1FA
HEX#75A1FA
RGBrgb(117, 161, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6314, 0.9804
RGB percentages45.9%, 63.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(220.2, 93%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 53.2%, 98%)
CMYK53.2%, 35.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,709,178
CSS custom property--colour: #75A1FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#8A5E05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DA9FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D9DF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2CB4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 26Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Royal blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.78, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FACE75
Analogous#75E4FA, #8B75FA
Triadic#FA75A1, #A1FA75
Split complementary#FA8B75, #E4FA75
Tetradic#FA75E4, #FACE75, #75FA8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7E4FE
Lighter +10%#A6C3FC
Darker −10%#447FF8
Darker −20%#135EF6
Darker −30%#0749CF
Darker −40%#06389D
More saturated +25%#709FFF
Less saturated −25%#87A7E8

Channel breakdown

R117
G161
B250
Red117 (45.9%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue220.15°
Saturation (HSL)93.01%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G A1 · B FA

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