Colour

#717B98

#717B98
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#717B98 is a blue with RGB values 113, 123, 152 and HSL 225°, 16%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#717B98#717B98

HEX#717B98

RGBrgb(113, 123, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4824, 0.5961

RGB percentages44.3%, 48.2%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(224.6, 15.9%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 25.7%, 59.6%)

CMYK25.7%, 19.1%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,437,208

CSS custom property--colour: #717B98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19944WCAG 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 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#8E8467

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#727D99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F7A97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#678185no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 8.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.8 Steel blue · ΔE 17 Gray · ΔE 17.2 Dim grey · ΔE 18.6 Dark grey · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#988E71

Analogous#718E98, #7A7198

Triadic#98717B, #7B9871

Split complementary#987B71, #8E9871

Tetradic#98718E, #988E71, #71987B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7E9EE

Lighter +30%#CACDD8

Lighter +20%#ACB2C3

Lighter +10%#8F96AD

Darker −10%#5A637C

Darker −20%#454B5E

Darker −30%#2F3441

Darker −40%#1A1C23

More saturated +25%#526CB7

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R113

G123

B152

Red113 (44.3%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue224.62°

Saturation (HSL)15.92%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 71 · G 7B · B 98

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Colour values

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