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Recognised as Colour

#78738A

  • #78738A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#78738A is a blue with RGB values 120, 115, 138 and HSL 253°, 9%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#78738A#78738A
HEX#78738A
RGBrgb(120, 115, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.451, 0.5412
RGB percentages47.1%, 45.1%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(253, 9.1%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253, 16.7%, 54.1%)
CMYK13%, 16.7%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,893,898
CSS custom property--colour: #78738A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 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#767676
Inverted#878C75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E768Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F7689no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#75767Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 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

Slate grey · ΔE 9.6Light slate grey · ΔE 11.1Gray · ΔE 14.2Dim grey · ΔE 14.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Dark grey · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#858A73
Analogous#737A8A, #84738A
Triadic#8A7873, #738A78
Split complementary#8A8473, #7A8A73
Tetradic#8A737A, #858A73, #738A84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E2E7
Lighter +30%#C8C6D0
Lighter +20%#AEAAB9
Lighter +10%#938FA1
Darker −10%#605C6E
Darker −20%#484552
Darker −30%#2F2D37
Darker −40%#17161B
More saturated +25%#6653AA
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R120
G115
B138
Red120 (47.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue253.04°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 73 · B 8A

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