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Recognised as Colour

#757F96

  • #757F96
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#757F96 is a blue with RGB values 117, 127, 150 and HSL 222°, 14%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#757F96#757F96
HEX#757F96
RGBrgb(117, 127, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.498, 0.5882
RGB percentages45.9%, 49.8%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(221.8, 13.6%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 22%, 58.8%)
CMYK22%, 15.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,700,374
CSS custom property--colour: #757F96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#8A8069

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#788097no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#757E95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6D8386no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 4.8Light slate grey · ΔE 5.3Gray · ΔE 13.7Dim grey · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.4Dark grey · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 4.78, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#968C75
Analogous#759096, #7B7596
Triadic#96757F, #7F9675
Split complementary#967C75, #909675
Tetradic#967590, #968C75, #75967C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9EAEE
Lighter +30%#CCD0D8
Lighter +20%#AFB5C2
Lighter +10%#929AAC
Darker −10%#5D667B
Darker −20%#474E5E
Darker −30%#313641
Darker −40%#1B1E24
More saturated +25%#5773B4
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R117
G127
B150
Red117 (45.9%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue221.82°
Saturation (HSL)13.58%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 7F · B 96

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