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Recognised as Colour

#7589A6

  • #7589A6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7589A6 is a blue with RGB values 117, 137, 166 and HSL 216°, 22%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7589A6#7589A6
HEX#7589A6
RGBrgb(117, 137, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5373, 0.651
RGB percentages45.9%, 53.7%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(215.5, 21.6%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 29.5%, 65.1%)
CMYK29.5%, 17.5%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,702,950
CSS custom property--colour: #7589A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#8A7659

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F8AA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A85A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#678F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.9Slate grey · ΔE 8.2Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Gray · ΔE 17.9Dim grey · ΔE 21.4Dark grey · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A69275
Analogous#75A2A6, #7A75A6
Triadic#A67589, #89A675
Split complementary#A67A75, #A2A675
Tetradic#A675A2, #A69275, #75A67A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F3F6
Lighter +30%#D2D9E2
Lighter +20%#B3BECE
Lighter +10%#94A4BA
Darker −10%#5B6F8D
Darker −20%#47576E
Darker −30%#333E4F
Darker −40%#1F2630
More saturated +25%#5984C2
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R117
G137
B166
Red117 (45.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue215.51°
Saturation (HSL)21.59%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 89 · B A6

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