Colour

#72788A

#72788A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#72788A is a blue with RGB values 114, 120, 138 and HSL 225°, 10%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#72788A#72788A

HEX#72788A

RGBrgb(114, 120, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4706, 0.5412

RGB percentages44.7%, 47.1%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(225, 9.5%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 17.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK17.4%, 13%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,501,962

CSS custom property--colour: #72788A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#8D8775

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#73798Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#71778Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6C7B7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 4.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 6.8 Gray · ΔE 11.1 Dim grey · ΔE 12.3 Dark grey · ΔE 21.6 Steel blue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 4.54, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A8472

Analogous#72848A, #78728A

Triadic#8A7278, #788A72

Split complementary#8A7872, #848A72

Tetradic#8A7284, #8A8472, #728A78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E3E7

Lighter +30%#C5C8CF

Lighter +20%#AAADB8

Lighter +10%#8E93A1

Darker −10%#5B606E

Darker −20%#444752

Darker −30%#2D2F36

Darker −40%#16171A

More saturated +25%#5368AA

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R114

G120

B138

Red114 (44.7%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)9.52%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 78 · B 8A

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Colour values

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