Colour

#65738A

#65738A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#65738A is a blue with RGB values 101, 115, 138 and HSL 217°, 15%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#65738A

RGBrgb(101, 115, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.451, 0.5412

RGB percentages39.6%, 45.1%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(217.3, 15.5%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 26.8%, 54.1%)

CMYK26.8%, 16.7%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,648,714

CSS custom property--colour: #65738A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#9A8C75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B748Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#687189no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#5B787Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.8 Dim grey · ΔE 14.8 Gray · ΔE 15.3 Steel blue · ΔE 18.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8A7C65

Analogous#65858A, #6A658A

Triadic#8A6573, #738A65

Split complementary#8A6965, #858A65

Tetradic#8A6585, #8A7C65, #658A69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D8DCE3

Lighter +30%#BBC2CD

Lighter +20%#9DA7B8

Lighter +10%#808DA2

Darker −10%#4F5A6D

Darker −20%#3A424F

Darker −30%#242932

Darker −40%#0F1114

More saturated +25%#476CA8

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R101

G115

B138

Red101 (39.6%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue217.3°

Saturation (HSL)15.48%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G 73 · B 8A

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