Colour

#75789D

#75789D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#75789D is a blue with RGB values 117, 120, 157 and HSL 236°, 17%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#75789D

RGBrgb(117, 120, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4706, 0.6157

RGB percentages45.9%, 47.1%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(235.5, 16.9%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.5, 25.5%, 61.6%)

CMYK25.5%, 23.6%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,698,589

CSS custom property--colour: #75789D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#8A8762

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E7C9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C799Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6C7F85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 14 Steel blue · ΔE 16.6 Gray · ΔE 21.7 Dim grey · ΔE 22.7 Dark grey · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D9A75

Analogous#758C9D, #86759D

Triadic#9D7578, #789D75

Split complementary#9D8675, #8C9D75

Tetradic#9D758C, #9D9A75, #759D86

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECEDF2

Lighter +30%#CED0DD

Lighter +20%#B1B2C7

Lighter +10%#9395B2

Darker −10%#5D5F82

Darker −20%#474A65

Darker −30%#323447

Darker −40%#1D1E29

More saturated +25%#575FBB

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R117

G120

B157

Red117 (45.9%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue235.5°

Saturation (HSL)16.95%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 78 · B 9D

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