Colour

#75819F

#75819F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#75819F is a blue with RGB values 117, 129, 159 and HSL 223°, 18%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#75819F

RGBrgb(117, 129, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5059, 0.6235

RGB percentages45.9%, 50.6%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(222.9, 17.9%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 26.4%, 62.4%)

CMYK26.4%, 18.9%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,700,895

CSS custom property--colour: #75819F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#8A7E60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7883A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#747F9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#6A878Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.2 Slate grey · ΔE 8.5 Steel blue · ΔE 16.2 Gray · ΔE 17.7 Dim grey · ΔE 20.1 Dark grey · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F9375

Analogous#75969F, #7E759F

Triadic#9F7581, #819F75

Split complementary#9F7E75, #969F75

Tetradic#9F7596, #9F9375, #759F7E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDEFF3

Lighter +30%#CFD3DE

Lighter +20%#B1B8C9

Lighter +10%#939CB4

Darker −10%#5C6885

Darker −20%#475067

Darker −30%#323949

Darker −40%#1E212A

More saturated +25%#5874BC

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R117

G129

B159

Red117 (45.9%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)17.95%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 81 · B 9F

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Colour values

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