Colour

#717B91

#717B91
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#717B91 is a blue with RGB values 113, 123, 145 and HSL 221°, 13%, 51%. 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

#717B91#717B91

HEX#717B91

RGBrgb(113, 123, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4824, 0.5686

RGB percentages44.3%, 48.2%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(221.3, 12.7%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 22.1%, 56.9%)

CMYK22.1%, 15.2%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,437,201

CSS custom property--colour: #717B91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.9 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#8E846E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#747C92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#717990no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#697F82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 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 4.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 6 Gray · ΔE 13.4 Dim grey · ΔE 15 Steel blue · ΔE 19.8 Dark grey · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 4.51, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#918771

Analogous#718B91, #777191

Triadic#91717B, #7B9171

Split complementary#917771, #8B9171

Tetradic#91718B, #918771, #719177

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4E6EA

Lighter +30%#C7CBD4

Lighter +20%#AAB0BE

Lighter +10%#8E96A7

Darker −10%#5A6375

Darker −20%#444A58

Darker −30%#2E323B

Darker −40%#181A1E

More saturated +25%#526FB1

Less saturated −25%#818181

Channel breakdown

R113

G123

B145

Red113 (44.3%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue221.25°

Saturation (HSL)12.7%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 71 · G 7B · B 91

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