Colour

#716C8F

#716C8F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#716C8F is a blue with RGB values 113, 108, 143 and HSL 249°, 14%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#716C8F#716C8F

HEX#716C8F

RGBrgb(113, 108, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4235, 0.5608

RGB percentages44.3%, 42.4%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(248.6, 13.9%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 24.5%, 56.1%)

CMYK21%, 24.5%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,433,359

CSS custom property--colour: #716C8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#8E9370

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#647191no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#646F8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#6B7278no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Steel blue · ΔE 20.2 Dim grey · ΔE 21 Gray · ΔE 21.8 Dark grey · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A8F6C

Analogous#6C798F, #836C8F

Triadic#8F716C, #6C8F71

Split complementary#8F836C, #798F6C

Tetradic#8F6C79, #8A8F6C, #6C8F83

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E0E7

Lighter +30%#C5C3D1

Lighter +20%#A9A6BB

Lighter +10%#8D88A6

Darker −10%#5A5672

Darker −20%#434055

Darker −30%#2C2A38

Darker −40%#15141B

More saturated +25%#5B4DAE

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R113

G108

B143

Red113 (44.3%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue248.57°

Saturation (HSL)13.94%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 71 · G 6C · B 8F

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