#759DFF colour

#759DFF is a light blue close to CSS cornflowerblue. RGB 117, 157, 255, HSL 223, 100%, 73%. Black text passes AAA (8.02:1), white fails (2.62:1).

#759DFF

Nearest CSS name: cornflowerblue #6495ed (not an exact match)
Described as: a light blue
Red, green, blue: 117, 157, 255
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.3512 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#759dff`
RGB	`rgb(117, 157, 255)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(45.9% 61.6% 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(222.6, 100%, 72.9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222.6, 54.1%, 100%)`
HWB	`hwb(222.6 45.9% 0%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(54%, 38%, 0%, 0%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(65.11% 7.21 -53.82)`
OKLCH	`oklch(71.02% 0.1503 265.93)`
Decimal	`7708159`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 2.62:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 8.02:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail
Black	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #759DFF (8.02:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#82a6ff 18%#8eafff 27%#9bb8ff 36%#a7c1ff 45%#b4caff 55%#c0d2ff 64%#cddbff 73%#d9e4ff 82%#e6edff 91%#f2f6ff

9%#6a8fe8 18%#6080d1 27%#5572b9 36%#4a64a2 45%#40568b 55%#354774 64%#2b395d 73%#202b46 82%#151d2e 91%#0b0e17

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#759dff #ffd775

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#75e2ff #759dff #9275ff

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#759dff #ff759d #9dff75

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#759dff #ff9275 #e2ff75

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#759dff #ff75e2 #ffd775 #75ff92

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#759dff Protanopia#75a7ff Deuteranopia#649afd Tritanopia#25b2c2 Achromatopsia#a0a0a0

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #759dff;`
Background	`background-color: #759dff;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #759dff;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(117 157 255 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #759dff;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #759dff, #465e99);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #acc4ff, #759dff);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #759dff; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #759DFF to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.