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Recognised as Colour

#78789A

  • #78789A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#78789A is a blue with RGB values 120, 120, 154 and HSL 240°, 14%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#78789A#78789A
HEX#78789A
RGBrgb(120, 120, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4706, 0.6039
RGB percentages47.1%, 47.1%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(240, 14.4%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 22.1%, 60.4%)
CMYK22.1%, 22.1%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,895,194
CSS custom property--colour: #78789A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#878765

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F7C9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E7A99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#717E84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.5Light slate grey · ΔE 13Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Gray · ΔE 19.9Dim grey · ΔE 21.1Dark grey · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A9A78
Analogous#78899A, #89789A
Triadic#9A7878, #789A78
Split complementary#9A8978, #899A78
Tetradic#9A7889, #9A9A78, #789A89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEDF1
Lighter +30%#D0D0DB
Lighter +20%#B2B2C6
Lighter +10%#9595B0
Darker −10%#5F5F80
Darker −20%#4A4A62
Darker −30%#343445
Darker −40%#1E1E28
More saturated +25%#5B5BB7
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R120
G120
B154
Red120 (47.1%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)14.41%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 78 · B 9A

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