Recognised as Colour

#78718F

#78718F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#78718F is a blue with RGB values 120, 113, 143 and HSL 254°, 12%, 50%. 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#78718F

RGBrgb(120, 113, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4431, 0.5608

RGB percentages47.1%, 44.3%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(254, 11.8%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254, 21%, 56.1%)

CMYK16.1%, 21%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,893,391

CSS custom property--colour: #78718F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1

Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#878E70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B7590no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C758Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#74767Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.9 Gray · ΔE 18.4 Dim grey · ΔE 18.5 Steel blue · ΔE 21.6 Dark grey · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#888F71

Analogous#71798F, #87718F

Triadic#8F7871, #718F78

Split complementary#8F8771, #798F71

Tetradic#8F7179, #888F71, #718F87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4E3E9

Lighter +30%#C9C7D2

Lighter +20%#AEAABC

Lighter +10%#938EA5

Darker −10%#605A73

Darker −20%#484456

Darker −30%#302D3A

Darker −40%#18171D

More saturated +25%#6751AF

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R120

G113

B143

Red120 (47.1%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue254°

Saturation (HSL)11.81%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 71 · B 8F

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