Colour

#717E9F

#717E9F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#717E9F is a blue with RGB values 113, 126, 159 and HSL 223°, 19%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#717E9F#717E9F

HEX#717E9F

RGBrgb(113, 126, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4941, 0.6235

RGB percentages44.3%, 49.4%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(223, 19.3%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223, 28.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK28.9%, 20.8%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,437,983

CSS custom property--colour: #717E9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#8E8160

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7480A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#707C9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#658489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.2 Steel blue · ΔE 14.8 Gray · ΔE 19.5 Dim grey · ΔE 21.2 Dark grey · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F9271

Analogous#71959F, #7B719F

Triadic#9F717E, #7E9F71

Split complementary#9F7B71, #959F71

Tetradic#9F7195, #9F9271, #719F7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBEDF1

Lighter +30%#CCD1DD

Lighter +20%#AEB5C8

Lighter +10%#8F9AB4

Darker −10%#596584

Darker −20%#454E65

Darker −30%#303747

Darker −40%#1B1F29

More saturated +25%#5371BD

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R113

G126

B159

Red113 (44.3%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue223.04°

Saturation (HSL)19.33%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 71 · G 7E · B 9F

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