Colour

#7280A0

#7280A0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7280A0 is a blue with RGB values 114, 128, 160 and HSL 222°, 19%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7280A0#7280A0

HEX#7280A0

RGBrgb(114, 128, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.502, 0.6275

RGB percentages44.7%, 50.2%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(221.7, 19.5%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 28.7%, 62.7%)

CMYK28.8%, 20%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,504,032

CSS custom property--colour: #7280A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#8D7F5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7682A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#727E9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#66868Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.3 Slate grey · ΔE 9.5 Steel blue · ΔE 15 Gray · ΔE 18.9 Dim grey · ΔE 21 Dark grey · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.32, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A09272

Analogous#7297A0, #7B72A0

Triadic#A07280, #80A072

Split complementary#A07B72, #97A072

Tetradic#A07297, #A09272, #72A07B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECEEF2

Lighter +30%#CDD2DE

Lighter +20%#AFB7C9

Lighter +10%#909BB5

Darker −10%#5A6785

Darker −20%#454F67

Darker −30%#313848

Darker −40%#1C202A

More saturated +25%#5574BE

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R114

G128

B160

Red114 (44.7%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue221.74°

Saturation (HSL)19.49%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 80 · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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