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#7597AE Color

#7597AE is rgb(117, 151, 174) in RGB, hsl(204, 26%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 13%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shadow Blue (#778BA5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7597AE
HEX#7597AE
RGBrgb(117, 151, 174)
HSLhsl(204, 26%, 57%)
HSVhsv(204, 33%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 13%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.051 238.1)
LABlab(60.52% -7.94 -16.12)
LCHlch(60.52% 17.97 243.78)

What #7597AE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7597AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 6.26Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 7.03Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 7.55Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 8.13Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 8.14Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 8.39

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#7597AE Channel Values

How #7597AE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 117 · G 151 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 26% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 33% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7597AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7597AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7597AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7597AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7597AE
Complementary
#AE8C75
Analogous
#75AEA8
Analogous
#757BAE
Triadic
#AE7597
Triadic
#97AE75
Split comp.
#AE757B
Split comp.
#AEA875

Tints & Shades of #7597AE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#88A6B9
#9BB4C5
#AFC3D0
#BFCFD9
#D2DDE5
#E5ECF0

Shades

#5C839D
#4F7187
#405B6D
#334857
#24333D
#172027

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7597AE.

How #7597AE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7597AE
Protanopia#9292AE
Protanomaly#8794AE
Deuteranopia#8D8DAF
Deuteranomaly#8491AE
Tritanopia#709A9A
Tritanomaly#7299A2
Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #7597AE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7597ae: #7597AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7597AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7597ae': '#7597AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.592, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_7597ae">#7597AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7597AE"

More Blue Colors

#7597AE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7597AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7597AE?

#7597AE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(117, 151, 174) in RGB and hsl(204, 26%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shadow Blue (#778BA5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #7597AE?

#7597AE is rgb(117, 151, 174) — red 117, green 151, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7597AE?

#7597AE converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 13%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7597AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7597AE scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7597AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7597AE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 8.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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