Recognised as Colour

#78719D

#78719D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#78719D is a blue with RGB values 120, 113, 157 and HSL 250°, 18%, 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

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HEX#78719D

RGBrgb(120, 113, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4431, 0.6157

RGB percentages47.1%, 44.3%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(249.5, 18.3%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 28%, 61.6%)

CMYK23.6%, 28%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,893,405

CSS custom property--colour: #78719D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#878E62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#66779Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#67769Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#707880no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.3 Slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Gray · ΔE 26.3 Dim grey · ΔE 26.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#969D71

Analogous#71809D, #8E719D

Triadic#9D7871, #719D78

Split complementary#9D8E71, #809D71

Tetradic#9D7180, #969D71, #719D8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBEAF0

Lighter +30%#CECCDB

Lighter +20%#B1ADC7

Lighter +10%#958FB2

Darker −10%#605982

Darker −20%#494563

Darker −30%#333045

Darker −40%#1D1B27

More saturated +25%#6453BB

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R120

G113

B157

Red120 (47.1%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue249.55°

Saturation (HSL)18.33%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 71 · B 9D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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