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Recognised as Colour

#39789C

  • #39789C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#39789C is a blue with RGB values 57, 120, 156 and HSL 202°, 46%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#39789C#39789C
HEX#39789C
RGBrgb(57, 120, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.4706, 0.6118
RGB percentages22.4%, 47.1%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(201.8, 46.5%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 63.5%, 61.2%)
CMYK63.5%, 23.1%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,766,428
CSS custom property--colour: #39789C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#C68763

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67779Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#596D9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#008184no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.4Slate grey · ΔE 17Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7Cadetblue · ΔE 24.9Teal · ΔE 26.3Dim grey · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C5D39
Analogous#399C8E, #39479C
Triadic#9C3978, #789C39
Split complementary#9C3947, #9C8F39
Tetradic#8E399C, #9C5D39, #479C39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBD6E6
Lighter +30%#96C0D8
Lighter +20%#70AACB
Lighter +10%#4B94BD
Darker −10%#2B5B77
Darker −20%#1E3F51
Darker −30%#10222C
Darker −40%#020507
More saturated +25%#1E7FB7
Less saturated −25%#547181

Channel breakdown

R57
G120
B156
Red57 (22.4%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)46.48%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 78 · B 9C

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