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Recognised as Colour

#73708D

  • #73708D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#73708D is a blue with RGB values 115, 112, 141 and HSL 246°, 11%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#73708D#73708D
HEX#73708D
RGBrgb(115, 112, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4392, 0.5529
RGB percentages45.1%, 43.9%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(246.2, 11.5%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.2, 20.6%, 55.3%)
CMYK18.4%, 20.6%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,565,453
CSS custom property--colour: #73708D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#8C8F72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#69748Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#69728Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6E757Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.7Light slate grey · ΔE 13Dim grey · ΔE 17.6Gray · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Dark grey · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A8D70
Analogous#707B8D, #82708D
Triadic#8D7370, #708D73
Split complementary#8D8270, #7B8D70
Tetradic#8D707B, #8A8D70, #708D82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E1E8
Lighter +30%#C6C5D1
Lighter +20%#AAA9BA
Lighter +10%#8F8CA4
Darker −10%#5C5971
Darker −20%#454354
Darker −30%#2D2C38
Darker −40%#16161B
More saturated +25%#5A50AD
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R115
G112
B141
Red115 (45.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue246.21°
Saturation (HSL)11.46%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 70 · B 8D

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