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Recognised as Colour

#75788F

  • #75788F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#75788F is a blue with RGB values 117, 120, 143 and HSL 233°, 10%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#75788F#75788F
HEX#75788F
RGBrgb(117, 120, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4706, 0.5608
RGB percentages45.9%, 47.1%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(233.1, 10.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 18.2%, 56.1%)
CMYK18.2%, 16.1%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,698,575
CSS custom property--colour: #75788F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#8A8770

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#727A90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#71788Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6F7C80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.8Light slate grey · ΔE 8.2Gray · ΔE 13.7Dim grey · ΔE 14.9Steel blue · ΔE 21Dark grey · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F8C75
Analogous#75858F, #7F758F
Triadic#8F7578, #788F75
Split complementary#8F7F75, #858F75
Tetradic#8F7585, #8F8C75, #758F7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E6EA
Lighter +30%#C9CBD4
Lighter +20%#ADAFBD
Lighter +10%#9194A6
Darker −10%#5E6073
Darker −20%#474957
Darker −30%#30313B
Darker −40%#191A1F
More saturated +25%#5660AE
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R117
G120
B143
Red117 (45.9%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue233.08°
Saturation (HSL)10.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 78 · B 8F

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