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Recognised as Colour

#78709F

  • #78709F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#78709F is a blue with RGB values 120, 112, 159 and HSL 250°, 20%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#78709F#78709F
HEX#78709F
RGBrgb(120, 112, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4392, 0.6235
RGB percentages47.1%, 43.9%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(250.2, 19.7%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.2, 29.6%, 62.4%)
CMYK24.5%, 29.6%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,893,151
CSS custom property--colour: #78709F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#878F60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6477A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#65759Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#707881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5Gray · ΔE 28.1Dim grey · ΔE 28.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#979F70
Analogous#707F9F, #90709F
Triadic#9F7870, #709F78
Split complementary#9F9070, #7F9F70
Tetradic#9F707F, #979F70, #709F90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEAF1
Lighter +30%#CECCDC
Lighter +20%#B2ADC8
Lighter +10%#958FB3
Darker −10%#605884
Darker −20%#4A4465
Darker −30%#332F47
Darker −40%#1D1B28
More saturated +25%#6452BD
Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R120
G112
B159
Red120 (47.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue250.21°
Saturation (HSL)19.67%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 70 · B 9F

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