Colour

#77718B

#77718B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#77718B is a blue with RGB values 119, 113, 139 and HSL 254°, 10%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#77718B

RGBrgb(119, 113, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4431, 0.5451

RGB percentages46.7%, 44.3%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(253.8, 10.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 18.7%, 54.5%)

CMYK14.4%, 18.7%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,827,851

CSS custom property--colour: #77718B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#888E74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C758Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C748Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#73757Ano 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 text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Gray · ΔE 16.2 Dim grey · ΔE 16.2 Steel blue · ΔE 22.6 Dark grey · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#858B71

Analogous#71788B, #84718B

Triadic#8B7771, #718B77

Split complementary#8B8471, #788B71

Tetradic#8B7178, #858B71, #718B84

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3E1E7

Lighter +30%#C8C5D0

Lighter +20%#ADA9B9

Lighter +10%#928DA2

Darker −10%#5F5A6F

Darker −20%#474353

Darker −30%#2F2C37

Darker −40%#17161A

More saturated +25%#6652AA

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R119

G113

B139

Red119 (46.7%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue253.85°

Saturation (HSL)10.32%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 71 · B 8B

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Colour values

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