Recognised as Colour
#75919F
- #75919F
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light slate grey
#75919F is a blue with RGB values 117, 145, 159 and HSL 200°, 18%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.
Colour values
#75919F#75919F
HEX#75919F
RGBrgb(117, 145, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.5686, 0.6235
RGB percentages45.9%, 56.9%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(200, 17.9%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 26.4%, 62.4%)
CMYK26.4%, 8.8%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,704,991
CSS custom property--colour: #75919F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#8A6E60
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F8375
Analogous#759F98, #757C9F
Triadic#9F7591, #919F75
Split complementary#9F757C, #9F9875
Tetradic#98759F, #9F8375, #7C9F75
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R117
G145
B159
Red117 (45.9%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)17.95%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 91 · B 9F
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