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Recognised as Colour

#75729B

  • #75729B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#75729B is a blue with RGB values 117, 114, 155 and HSL 244°, 17%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#75729B#75729B
HEX#75729B
RGBrgb(117, 114, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4471, 0.6078
RGB percentages45.9%, 44.7%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(244.4, 17%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 26.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK24.5%, 26.5%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,697,051
CSS custom property--colour: #75729B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#8A8D64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68779Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#67759Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6D7980no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Gray · ΔE 24.4Dim grey · ΔE 24.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#989B72
Analogous#72849B, #8A729B
Triadic#9B7572, #729B75
Split complementary#9B8A72, #849B72
Tetradic#9B7284, #989B72, #729B8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE9F0
Lighter +30%#CDCCDA
Lighter +20%#AFAEC5
Lighter +10%#9290B0
Darker −10%#5D5A80
Darker −20%#474562
Darker −30%#323044
Darker −40%#1C1B26
More saturated +25%#5B54B9
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R117
G114
B155
Red117 (45.9%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue244.39°
Saturation (HSL)17.01%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 72 · B 9B

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