What color is #7597DC?

#7597DC is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7597DC?

The RGB value is 117, 151, 220: 117 red, 151 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7597DC?

The complementary color is #DCBA75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7597DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7597DC color

#7597DC rgb(117, 151, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7597DC is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 59.2% green and 86.3% blue (117, 151, 220).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 60% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#7597DC color codes

HEX	`#7597DC`
RGB	`rgb(117, 151, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 59.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 60%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 47%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 31%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, 6.65, -38.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 39.37, 279.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.317, 31.08, 72.045)`
Decimal	`7706588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7597DC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7597DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7597DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7597DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7597dc; }
.text { color: #7597dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7597dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 151 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7597dc, #8675dc); }

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Questions

What color is #7597DC?: #7597DC is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7597DC?: The RGB value is 117, 151, 220: 117 red, 151 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7597DC?: The complementary color is #DCBA75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7597DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.