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Recognised as Colour

#787F9E

  • #787F9E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#787F9E is a blue with RGB values 120, 127, 158 and HSL 229°, 16%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#787F9E#787F9E
HEX#787F9E
RGBrgb(120, 127, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.498, 0.6196
RGB percentages47.1%, 49.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(228.9, 16.4%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 24.1%, 62%)
CMYK24.1%, 19.6%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,896,990
CSS custom property--colour: #787F9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#878061

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76829Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#747F9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6F8589no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.5Slate grey · ΔE 9.6Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Gray · ΔE 18Dim grey · ΔE 20.2Dark grey · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E9778
Analogous#78929E, #84789E
Triadic#9E787F, #7F9E78
Split complementary#9E8478, #929E78
Tetradic#9E7892, #9E9778, #789E84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF0F3
Lighter +30%#D1D3DE
Lighter +20%#B3B7C9
Lighter +10%#969BB3
Darker −10%#5F6684
Darker −20%#4A4F66
Darker −30%#343849
Darker −40%#1F212B
More saturated +25%#5B6DBB
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R120
G127
B158
Red120 (47.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue228.95°
Saturation (HSL)16.38%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 7F · B 9E

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