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Recognised as Colour

#75A5EC

  • #75A5EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#75A5EC is a blue with RGB values 117, 165, 236 and HSL 216°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#75A5EC#75A5EC
HEX#75A5EC
RGBrgb(117, 165, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6471, 0.9255
RGB percentages45.9%, 64.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(215.8, 75.8%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 50.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK50.4%, 30.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,710,188
CSS custom property--colour: #75A5EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36748WCAG 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 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#8A5A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89AAEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3CB5BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.8Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECBC75
Analogous#75E1EC, #8075EC
Triadic#EC75A5, #A5EC75
Split complementary#EC8075, #E1EC75
Tetradic#EC75E1, #ECBC75, #75EC80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFDFF
Lighter +20%#CFDFF8
Lighter +10%#A2C2F2
Darker −10%#4888E6
Darker −20%#1E6BDD
Darker −30%#1855B0
Darker −40%#124083
More saturated +25%#62A1FF
Less saturated −25%#89A9D8

Channel breakdown

R117
G165
B236
Red117 (45.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue215.8°
Saturation (HSL)75.8%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G A5 · B EC

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