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Recognised as Colour

#75AAEB

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

#75AAEB is a blue with RGB values 117, 170, 235 and HSL 213°, 75%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#75AAEB#75AAEB
HEX#75AAEB
RGBrgb(117, 170, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6667, 0.9216
RGB percentages45.9%, 66.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(213.1, 74.7%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 50.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK50.2%, 27.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,711,467
CSS custom property--colour: #75AAEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#8A5514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90ADEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A2EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3BB9C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 24.9Sky blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB675
Analogous#75E5EB, #7B75EB
Triadic#EB75AA, #AAEB75
Split complementary#EB7B75, #E5EB75
Tetradic#EB75E5, #EBB675, #75EB7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFE
Lighter +20%#CEE1F8
Lighter +10%#A2C5F1
Darker −10%#488FE5
Darker −20%#2074DA
Darker −30%#195CAE
Darker −40%#134481
More saturated +25%#61A8FF
Less saturated −25%#89ACD7

Channel breakdown

R117
G170
B235
Red117 (45.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue213.05°
Saturation (HSL)74.68%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G AA · B EB

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