Colour

#75A3EC

#75A3EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#75A3EC is a blue with RGB values 117, 163, 236 and HSL 217°, 76%, 69%. 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

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HEX#75A3EC

RGBrgb(117, 163, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6392, 0.9255

RGB percentages45.9%, 63.9%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(216.8, 75.8%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 50.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK50.4%, 30.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,709,676

CSS custom property--colour: #75A3EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#8A5C13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87A8EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#789DEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#3CB3BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.3 Steel blue · ΔE 18.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 23 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 24 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECBE75

Analogous#75DFEC, #8275EC

Triadic#EC75A3, #A3EC75

Split complementary#EC8275, #DFEC75

Tetradic#EC75DF, #ECBE75, #75EC83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFDFF

Lighter +20%#CFDFF8

Lighter +10%#A2C1F2

Darker −10%#4885E6

Darker −20%#1E68DD

Darker −30%#1853B0

Darker −40%#123E83

More saturated +25%#629FFF

Less saturated −25%#89A7D8

Channel breakdown

R117

G163

B236

Red117 (45.9%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue216.81°

Saturation (HSL)75.8%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G A3 · B EC

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Colour values

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