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Recognised as Colour

#71679C

  • #71679C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#71679C is a blue with RGB values 113, 103, 156 and HSL 251°, 21%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#71679C#71679C
HEX#71679C
RGBrgb(113, 103, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4039, 0.6118
RGB percentages44.3%, 40.4%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(251.3, 21.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 34%, 61.2%)
CMYK27.6%, 34%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,432,092
CSS custom property--colour: #71679C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#8E9863

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#596F9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A6D9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#68707Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.7Dim grey · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#929C67
Analogous#67789C, #8B679C
Triadic#9C7167, #679C71
Split complementary#9C8B67, #789C67
Tetradic#9C6778, #929C67, #679C8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E3EC
Lighter +30%#C8C4D8
Lighter +20%#ABA5C4
Lighter +10%#8E86B0
Darker −10%#5A527E
Darker −20%#443E5F
Darker −30%#2E2A40
Darker −40%#181621
More saturated +25%#5D48BB
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R113
G103
B156
Red113 (44.3%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue251.32°
Saturation (HSL)21.12%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 67 · B 9C

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