Colour

#717AA3

#717AA3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#717AA3 is a blue with RGB values 113, 122, 163 and HSL 229°, 21%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#717AA3

RGBrgb(113, 122, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4784, 0.6392

RGB percentages44.3%, 47.8%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(229.2, 21.4%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 30.7%, 63.9%)

CMYK30.7%, 25.2%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,436,963

CSS custom property--colour: #717AA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#8E855C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E7EA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7AA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#648288no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14 Slate grey · ΔE 15.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Gray · ΔE 24 Dim grey · ΔE 25.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A39A71

Analogous#7193A3, #8171A3

Triadic#A3717A, #7AA371

Split complementary#A38171, #93A371

Tetradic#A37193, #A39A71, #71A381

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDEEF3

Lighter +30%#CED1DF

Lighter +20%#AFB4CB

Lighter +10%#9097B7

Darker −10%#586189

Darker −20%#444B6A

Darker −30%#30354B

Darker −40%#1C1F2C

More saturated +25%#5467C0

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R113

G122

B163

Red113 (44.3%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue229.2°

Saturation (HSL)21.37%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 71 · G 7A · B A3

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