What color is #759ADD?

#759ADD is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759ADD?

The RGB value is 117, 154, 221: 117 red, 154 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759ADD?

The complementary color is #DDB875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759ADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759ADD color

#759ADD rgb(117, 154, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #759ADD is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 60.4% green and 86.7% blue (117, 154, 221).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 60% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#759ADD color codes

HEX	`#759ADD`
RGB	`rgb(117, 154, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 60.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 60%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 47%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 30%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.43, 5.22, -38.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.43, 38.37, 277.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.939, 32.112, 72.908)`
Decimal	`7707357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759ADD, 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 #759ADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#759ADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #759ADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759add; }
.text { color: #759add; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759add; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 154 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759add, #8475dd); }

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Questions

What color is #759ADD?: #759ADD is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759ADD?: The RGB value is 117, 154, 221: 117 red, 154 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759ADD?: The complementary color is #DDB875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759ADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.