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Colour

#75798A

  • #75798A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#75798A is a blue with RGB values 117, 121, 138 and HSL 229°, 8%, 50%. 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

#75798A#75798A
HEX#75798A
RGBrgb(117, 121, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4745, 0.5412
RGB percentages45.9%, 47.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(228.6, 8.2%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 15.2%, 54.1%)
CMYK15.2%, 12.3%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,698,826
CSS custom property--colour: #75798A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#8A8675

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#757A8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#73798Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#707C7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 4.8Light slate grey · ΔE 6.8Gray · ΔE 10.3Dim grey · ΔE 12Dark grey · ΔE 20.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 4.79, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A8675
Analogous#75848A, #7C758A
Triadic#8A7579, #798A75
Split complementary#8A7C75, #848A75
Tetradic#8A7584, #8A8675, #758A7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E4E8
Lighter +30%#C8C9D0
Lighter +20%#ACAFB9
Lighter +10%#9194A1
Darker −10%#5E616E
Darker −20%#464953
Darker −30%#2F3037
Darker −40%#17181C
More saturated +25%#5565AA
Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R117
G121
B138
Red117 (45.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue228.57°
Saturation (HSL)8.24%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 79 · B 8A

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