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Colour

#75ADF7

  • #75ADF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#75ADF7 is a blue with RGB values 117, 173, 247 and HSL 214°, 89%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#75ADF7#75ADF7
HEX#75ADF7
RGBrgb(117, 173, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6784, 0.9686
RGB percentages45.9%, 67.8%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(214.2, 89%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 52.6%, 96.9%)
CMYK52.6%, 30%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,712,247
CSS custom property--colour: #75ADF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#8A5208

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB1FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7FA5F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2CBEC7no 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 text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 20Steel blue · ΔE 21Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Sky blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7BF75
Analogous#75EEF7, #7E75F7
Triadic#F775AD, #ADF775
Split complementary#F77E75, #EEF775
Tetradic#F775EE, #F7BF75, #75F77E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E6FD
Lighter +10%#A5CAFA
Darker −10%#4590F4
Darker −20%#1574F1
Darker −30%#0C5CC7
Darker −40%#094697
More saturated +25%#6DACFF
Less saturated −25%#87B0E5

Channel breakdown

R117
G173
B247
Red117 (45.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue214.15°
Saturation (HSL)89.04%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G AD · B F7

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