Colour

#78759F

#78759F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#78759F is a blue with RGB values 120, 117, 159 and HSL 244°, 18%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#78759F#78759F

HEX#78759F

RGBrgb(120, 117, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4588, 0.6235

RGB percentages47.1%, 45.9%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(244.3, 17.9%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 26.4%, 62.4%)

CMYK24.5%, 26.4%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,894,431

CSS custom property--colour: #78759F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#878A60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A7AA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A789Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6F7C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Steel blue · ΔE 17.9 Gray · ΔE 24.7 Dim grey · ΔE 25.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C9F75

Analogous#75879F, #8D759F

Triadic#9F7875, #759F78

Split complementary#9F8D75, #879F75

Tetradic#9F7587, #9C9F75, #759F8D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEEDF3

Lighter +30%#D0CFDE

Lighter +20%#B3B1C9

Lighter +10%#9593B4

Darker −10%#5F5C85

Darker −20%#4A4767

Darker −30%#343249

Darker −40%#1E1E2A

More saturated +25%#5F58BC

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R120

G117

B159

Red120 (47.1%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue244.29°

Saturation (HSL)17.95%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 75 · B 9F

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