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Recognised as Colour

#756D90

  • #756D90
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#756D90 is a blue with RGB values 117, 109, 144 and HSL 254°, 14%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#756D90#756D90
HEX#756D90
RGBrgb(117, 109, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4275, 0.5647
RGB percentages45.9%, 42.7%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(253.7, 13.8%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.7, 24.3%, 56.5%)
CMYK18.8%, 24.3%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,695,760
CSS custom property--colour: #756D90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#8A926F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#657292no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#66718Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#707279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 21Dim grey · ΔE 21.2Gray · ΔE 21.7Rosy brown · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88906D
Analogous#6D7690, #876D90
Triadic#90756D, #6D9075
Split complementary#90876D, #77906D
Tetradic#906D76, #88906D, #6D9087

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E1E8
Lighter +30%#C7C4D2
Lighter +20%#ACA7BC
Lighter +10%#908AA6
Darker −10%#5D5773
Darker −20%#464156
Darker −30%#2E2B39
Darker −40%#17151C
More saturated +25%#644DB0
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R117
G109
B144
Red117 (45.9%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue253.71°
Saturation (HSL)13.83%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 6D · B 90

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