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Recognised as Colour

#75889D

  • #75889D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#75889D is a blue with RGB values 117, 136, 157 and HSL 212°, 17%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#75889D#75889D
HEX#75889D
RGBrgb(117, 136, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5333, 0.6157
RGB percentages45.9%, 53.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(211.5, 16.9%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 25.5%, 61.6%)
CMYK25.5%, 13.4%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,702,685
CSS custom property--colour: #75889D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#8A7762

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80889Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C849Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6A8D8Fno 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 text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 2.3Slate grey · ΔE 4.2Gray · ΔE 13.8Dim grey · ΔE 17.8Dark grey · ΔE 19Steel blue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 2.35, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D8A75
Analogous#759C9D, #76759D
Triadic#9D7588, #889D75
Split complementary#9D7675, #9C9D75
Tetradic#9D759C, #9D8A75, #759D76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEFF2
Lighter +30%#CED5DD
Lighter +20%#B1BBC7
Lighter +10%#93A2B2
Darker −10%#5D6F82
Darker −20%#475565
Darker −30%#323C47
Darker −40%#1D2329
More saturated +25%#5787BB
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R117
G136
B157
Red117 (45.9%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue211.5°
Saturation (HSL)16.95%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 88 · B 9D

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