Close to Glaucous
#757EBC
#757EBC is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 45.9% red, 49.4% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 232°, with 35% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #757EBC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.47:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #757EBC as they’d see it.
#757EBC in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #757EBC
What color is #757EBC?
#757EBC is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 45.9% red, 49.4% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 232°, with 35% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #757EBC in RGB?
#757EBC is rgb(117, 126, 188): 117 red, 126 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #757EBC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(38, 33, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #757EBC?
PANTONE 272 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #757EBC?
Its complement #8B8444 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.