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Recognised as Colour

#75A4FE

  • #75A4FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#75A4FE is a blue with RGB values 117, 164, 254 and HSL 219°, 99%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#75A4FE#75A4FE
HEX#75A4FE
RGBrgb(117, 164, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6431, 0.9961
RGB percentages45.9%, 64.3%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(219.4, 98.6%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 53.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK53.9%, 35.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,709,950
CSS custom property--colour: #75A4FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#8A5B01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#24B8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.2Royal blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FECF75
Analogous#75E9FE, #8A75FE
Triadic#FE75A4, #A4FE75
Split complementary#FE8A75, #E8FE75
Tetradic#FE75E9, #FECF75, #75FE8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAE7FF
Lighter +10%#A8C5FE
Darker −10%#4283FE
Darker −20%#1061FD
Darker −30%#024BD8
Darker −40%#013AA6
More saturated +25%#74A4FF
Less saturated −25%#86A9ED

Channel breakdown

R117
G164
B254
Red117 (45.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue219.42°
Saturation (HSL)98.56%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G A4 · B FE

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