Colour

#757C91

#757C91
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#757C91 is a blue with RGB values 117, 124, 145 and HSL 225°, 11%, 51%. 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

#757C91#757C91

HEX#757C91

RGBrgb(117, 124, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4863, 0.5686

RGB percentages45.9%, 48.6%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(225, 11.3%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 19.3%, 56.9%)

CMYK19.3%, 14.5%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,699,601

CSS custom property--colour: #757C91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#8A836E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#767E92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#747B90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6E8083no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 4.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 5.9 Gray · ΔE 12.5 Dim grey · ΔE 14.6 Steel blue · ΔE 20.9 Dark grey · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 4.6, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#918A75

Analogous#758A91, #7C7591

Triadic#91757C, #7C9175

Split complementary#917C75, #8A9175

Tetradic#91758A, #918A75, #75917C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7E8EB

Lighter +30%#CACDD5

Lighter +20%#AEB2BE

Lighter +10%#9197A8

Darker −10%#5E6475

Darker −20%#474B59

Darker −30%#30333D

Darker −40%#1A1B20

More saturated +25%#566CB0

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R117

G124

B145

Red117 (45.9%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)11.29%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 7C · B 91

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