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Recognised as Colour

#7569A8

  • #7569A8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7569A8 is a blue with RGB values 117, 105, 168 and HSL 251°, 27%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7569A8#7569A8
HEX#7569A8
RGBrgb(117, 105, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4118, 0.6588
RGB percentages45.9%, 41.2%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(251.4, 26.6%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 37.5%, 65.9%)
CMYK30.4%, 37.5%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,694,760
CSS custom property--colour: #7569A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#8A9657

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5773AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5870A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#697480no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Plum · ΔE 30.5Slate blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CA869
Analogous#697CA8, #9569A8
Triadic#A87569, #69A875
Split complementary#A89569, #7CA869
Tetradic#A8697C, #9CA869, #69A895

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEAF3
Lighter +30%#CECAE0
Lighter +20%#B0AACD
Lighter +10%#9389BB
Darker −10%#5D518D
Darker −20%#473F6C
Darker −30%#322C4C
Darker −40%#1D192C
More saturated +25%#634BC6
Less saturated −25%#87878A

Channel breakdown

R117
G105
B168
Red117 (45.9%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue251.43°
Saturation (HSL)26.58%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 69 · B A8

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