Colour

#65769D

#65769D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#65769D is a blue with RGB values 101, 118, 157 and HSL 222°, 22%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#65769D#65769D

HEX#65769D

RGBrgb(101, 118, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4627, 0.6157

RGB percentages39.6%, 46.3%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(221.8, 22.2%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 35.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK35.7%, 24.8%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,649,501

CSS custom property--colour: #65769D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1

Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#9A8962

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#69799Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#64749Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#547E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3 Slate grey · ΔE 14.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Gray · ΔE 23.6 Dim grey · ΔE 23.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D8C65

Analogous#65929D, #70659D

Triadic#9D6576, #769D65

Split complementary#9D7065, #929D65

Tetradic#9D6592, #9D8C65, #659D70

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E5EC

Lighter +30%#C3C9D9

Lighter +20%#A3ADC5

Lighter +10%#8492B1

Darker −10%#515E7F

Darker −20%#3D475F

Darker −30%#293040

Darker −40%#151921

More saturated +25%#456ABD

Less saturated −25%#818181

Channel breakdown

R101

G118

B157

Red101 (39.6%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue221.79°

Saturation (HSL)22.22%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G 76 · B 9D

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