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Colour

#75A5FF

  • #75A5FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#75A5FF is a blue with RGB values 117, 165, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#75A5FF#75A5FF
HEX#75A5FF
RGBrgb(117, 165, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6471, 1
RGB percentages45.9%, 64.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.1, 100%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 54.1%, 100%)
CMYK54.1%, 35.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,710,207
CSS custom property--colour: #75A5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#8A5A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#70A0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#22B9C6no 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 text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 30.5Royal blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCF75
Analogous#75EAFF, #8A75FF
Triadic#FF75A5, #A5FF75
Split complementary#FF8A75, #EAFF75
Tetradic#FF75EA, #FFCF75, #75FF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE8FF
Lighter +10%#A8C6FF
Darker −10%#4284FF
Darker −20%#0F62FF
Darker −30%#004CDB
Darker −40%#003AA8
More saturated +25%#75A5FF
Less saturated −25%#86AAEE

Channel breakdown

R117
G165
B255
Red117 (45.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G A5 · B FF

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