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Recognised as Colour

#75ACF7

  • #75ACF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#75ACF7 is a blue with RGB values 117, 172, 247 and HSL 215°, 89%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#75ACF7#75ACF7
HEX#75ACF7
RGBrgb(117, 172, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6745, 0.9686
RGB percentages45.9%, 67.5%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(214.6, 89%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 52.6%, 96.9%)
CMYK52.6%, 30.4%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,711,991
CSS custom property--colour: #75ACF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#8A5308

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB1FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA4F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2CBDC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7C075
Analogous#75EDF7, #7F75F7
Triadic#F775AC, #ACF775
Split complementary#F77F75, #EDF775
Tetradic#F775ED, #F7C075, #75F77F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E6FD
Lighter +10%#A5C9FA
Darker −10%#458FF4
Darker −20%#1572F1
Darker −30%#0C5BC7
Darker −40%#094597
More saturated +25%#6DABFF
Less saturated −25%#87AFE5

Channel breakdown

R117
G172
B247
Red117 (45.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue214.62°
Saturation (HSL)89.04%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G AC · B F7

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