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Recognised as Colour

#7179A0

  • #7179A0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7179A0 is a blue with RGB values 113, 121, 160 and HSL 230°, 20%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7179A0#7179A0
HEX#7179A0
RGBrgb(113, 121, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4745, 0.6275
RGB percentages44.3%, 47.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(229.8, 19.8%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 29.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK29.4%, 24.4%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,436,704
CSS custom property--colour: #7179A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#8E865F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D7DA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A799Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#658086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Gray · ΔE 22.9Dim grey · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A09871
Analogous#7190A0, #8171A0
Triadic#A07179, #79A071
Split complementary#A08171, #90A071
Tetradic#A07190, #A09871, #71A081

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBECF2
Lighter +30%#CDD0DD
Lighter +20%#AEB3C9
Lighter +10%#9096B4
Darker −10%#596085
Darker −20%#454A66
Darker −30%#303448
Darker −40%#1C1E29
More saturated +25%#5365BE
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R113
G121
B160
Red113 (44.3%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue229.79°
Saturation (HSL)19.83%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 79 · B A0

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