Recognised as Colour

#78809C

#78809C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#78809C is a blue with RGB values 120, 128, 156 and HSL 227°, 15%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#78809C

RGBrgb(120, 128, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.502, 0.6118

RGB percentages47.1%, 50.2%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(226.7, 15.4%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 23.1%, 61.2%)

CMYK23.1%, 17.9%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,897,244

CSS custom property--colour: #78809C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#877F63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#78829Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#757F9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#6F8589no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.7 Slate grey · ΔE 7.8 Gray · ΔE 16.3 Steel blue · ΔE 17.9 Dim grey · ΔE 18.9 Dark grey · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C9478

Analogous#78929C, #82789C

Triadic#9C7880, #809C78

Split complementary#9C8278, #929C78

Tetradic#9C7892, #9C9478, #789C82

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEEFF2

Lighter +30%#D0D3DD

Lighter +20%#B3B7C7

Lighter +10%#959CB2

Darker −10%#5F6782

Darker −20%#4A5064

Darker −30%#343847

Darker −40%#1E212A

More saturated +25%#5B70B9

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R120

G128

B156

Red120 (47.1%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue226.67°

Saturation (HSL)15.38%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 80 · B 9C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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