What color is #759BE7?

#759BE7 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 #759BE7?

The RGB value is 117, 155, 231: 117 red, 155 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759BE7?

The complementary color is #E7C175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759BE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759BE7 color

#759BE7 rgb(117, 155, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #759BE7 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 60.8% green and 90.6% blue (117, 155, 231).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 70% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#759BE7 color codes

HEX	`#759BE7`
RGB	`rgb(117, 155, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 60.8%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 70%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 49%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 33%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.15, 7.61, -42.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.15, 43.09, 280.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.476, 32.992, 80.19)`
Decimal	`7707623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759BE7, 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 #759BE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#759BE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #759BE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759be7; }
.text { color: #759be7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759be7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 155 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759be7, #8875e7); }

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Questions

What color is #759BE7?: #759BE7 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 #759BE7?: The RGB value is 117, 155, 231: 117 red, 155 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759BE7?: The complementary color is #E7C175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759BE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.