Recognised as Colour

#71718D

#71718D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#71718D is a blue with RGB values 113, 113, 141 and HSL 240°, 11%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#71718D#71718D

HEX#71718D

RGBrgb(113, 113, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4431, 0.5529

RGB percentages44.3%, 44.3%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(240, 11%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 19.9%, 55.3%)

CMYK19.9%, 19.9%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,434,637

CSS custom property--colour: #71718D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#8E8E72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A748Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#69738Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#6B767Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 12 Dim grey · ΔE 17 Gray · ΔE 17.2 Steel blue · ΔE 20.2 Dark grey · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D8D71

Analogous#717F8D, #7F718D

Triadic#8D7171, #718D71

Split complementary#8D7F71, #7F8D71

Tetradic#8D717F, #8D8D71, #718D7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E2E8

Lighter +30%#C6C6D1

Lighter +20%#AAAABA

Lighter +10%#8D8DA4

Darker −10%#5A5A71

Darker −20%#444454

Darker −30%#2D2D38

Darker −40%#16161C

More saturated +25%#5151AD

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R113

G113

B141

Red113 (44.3%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)11.02%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 71 · G 71 · B 8D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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