Colour

#757A93

#757A93
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#757A93 is a blue with RGB values 117, 122, 147 and HSL 230°, 12%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#757A93#757A93

HEX#757A93

RGBrgb(117, 122, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4784, 0.5765

RGB percentages45.9%, 47.8%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(230, 12.2%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230, 20.4%, 57.6%)

CMYK20.4%, 17%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,699,091

CSS custom property--colour: #757A93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#8A856C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#737C94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#717A92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6E7E82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 7 Light slate grey · ΔE 8 Gray · ΔE 14.7 Dim grey · ΔE 16.3 Steel blue · ΔE 19.7 Dark grey · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#938E75

Analogous#758993, #7F7593

Triadic#93757A, #7A9375

Split complementary#937F75, #899375

Tetradic#937589, #938E75, #75937F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7E8ED

Lighter +30%#CBCDD6

Lighter +20%#AEB1C0

Lighter +10%#9296A9

Darker −10%#5E6277

Darker −20%#474A5B

Darker −30%#31333E

Darker −40%#1A1C22

More saturated +25%#5665B2

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R117

G122

B147

Red117 (45.9%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue230°

Saturation (HSL)12.2%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 7A · B 93

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