Recognised as Colour

#75809A

#75809A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#75809A is a blue with RGB values 117, 128, 154 and HSL 222°, 15%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#75809A

RGBrgb(117, 128, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.502, 0.6039

RGB percentages45.9%, 50.2%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(222.2, 15.5%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 24%, 60.4%)

CMYK24%, 16.9%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,700,634

CSS custom property--colour: #75809A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#8A7F65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#78829Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#757E99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#6C8589no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 6.4 Gray · ΔE 15.4 Dim grey · ΔE 17.9 Steel blue · ΔE 18 Dark grey · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.27, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9A8F75

Analogous#75939A, #7D759A

Triadic#9A7580, #809A75

Split complementary#9A7D75, #939A75

Tetradic#9A7593, #9A8F75, #759A7D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBECF0

Lighter +30%#CDD1DB

Lighter +20%#B0B6C5

Lighter +10%#929BB0

Darker −10%#5D677F

Darker −20%#474F62

Darker −30%#323744

Darker −40%#1C1F27

More saturated +25%#5774B8

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R117

G128

B154

Red117 (45.9%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue222.16°

Saturation (HSL)15.48%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 80 · B 9A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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