Colour

#74809E

#74809E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#74809E is a blue with RGB values 116, 128, 158 and HSL 223°, 18%, 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

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HEX#74809E

RGBrgb(116, 128, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.502, 0.6196

RGB percentages45.5%, 50.2%, 62%

HSLhsl(222.9, 17.8%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 26.6%, 62%)

CMYK26.6%, 19%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,635,102

CSS custom property--colour: #74809E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#8B7F61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#77829Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#737E9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#69868Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.3 Slate grey · ΔE 8.4 Steel blue · ΔE 16.2 Gray · ΔE 17.7 Dim grey · ΔE 19.9 Dark grey · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.35, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9E9274

Analogous#74959E, #7D749E

Triadic#9E7480, #809E74

Split complementary#9E7D74, #959E74

Tetradic#9E7495, #9E9274, #749E7D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECEEF2

Lighter +30%#CED2DD

Lighter +20%#B0B7C8

Lighter +10%#929BB3

Darker −10%#5C6783

Darker −20%#474F65

Darker −30%#323847

Darker −40%#1D2029

More saturated +25%#5673BC

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R116

G128

B158

Red116 (45.5%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)17.8%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 80 · B 9E

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Colour values

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