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Recognised as Colour

#75AFF4

  • #75AFF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#75AFF4 is a blue with RGB values 117, 175, 244 and HSL 213°, 85%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#75AFF4#75AFF4
HEX#75AFF4
RGBrgb(117, 175, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6863, 0.9569
RGB percentages45.9%, 68.6%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(212.6, 85.2%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 52%, 95.7%)
CMYK52%, 28.3%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,712,756
CSS custom property--colour: #75AFF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#8A500B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B2F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A6F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2FBFC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Sky blue · ΔE 25.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4BA75
Analogous#75EFF4, #7A75F4
Triadic#F475AF, #AFF475
Split complementary#F47A75, #EFF475
Tetradic#F475EF, #F4BA75, #75F47A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3E6FC
Lighter +10%#A4CAF8
Darker −10%#4694F0
Darker −20%#1778EC
Darker −30%#0F60C1
Darker −40%#0C4991
More saturated +25%#6AAEFF
Less saturated −25%#88B1E1

Channel breakdown

R117
G175
B244
Red117 (45.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue212.6°
Saturation (HSL)85.23%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G AF · B F4

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