Colour

#71828C

#71828C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#71828C is a blue with RGB values 113, 130, 140 and HSL 202°, 11%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#71828C#71828C

HEX#71828C

RGBrgb(113, 130, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.5098, 0.549

RGB percentages44.3%, 51%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(202.2, 10.7%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 19.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK19.3%, 7.1%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,438,988

CSS custom property--colour: #71828C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#8E7D73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D818Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A7E8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#6A8585no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 3.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 4.8 Gray · ΔE 8.4 Dim grey · ΔE 12.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.6 Dark grey · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 3.61, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C7B71

Analogous#718C89, #71748C

Triadic#8C7182, #828C71

Split complementary#8C7174, #8C8971

Tetradic#89718C, #8C7B71, #748C71

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E5E7

Lighter +30%#C5CCD1

Lighter +20%#A9B4BA

Lighter +10%#8D9BA3

Darker −10%#5A6870

Darker −20%#434E54

Darker −30%#2D3337

Darker −40%#16191B

More saturated +25%#518AAC

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R113

G130

B140

Red113 (44.3%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue202.22°

Saturation (HSL)10.67%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 71 · G 82 · B 8C

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