Colour

#78829E

#78829E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#78829E is a blue with RGB values 120, 130, 158 and HSL 224°, 16%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#78829E

RGBrgb(120, 130, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5098, 0.6196

RGB percentages47.1%, 51%, 62%

HSLhsl(224.2, 16.4%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 24.1%, 62%)

CMYK24.1%, 17.7%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,897,758

CSS custom property--colour: #78829E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#877D61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A849Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#77819Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6F878Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.2 Slate grey · ΔE 7.6 Gray · ΔE 16.4 Steel blue · ΔE 17.5 Dim grey · ΔE 19.2 Dark grey · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9E9478

Analogous#78959E, #81789E

Triadic#9E7882, #829E78

Split complementary#9E8178, #959E78

Tetradic#9E7895, #9E9478, #789E81

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFF0F3

Lighter +30%#D1D4DE

Lighter +20%#B3B9C9

Lighter +10%#969DB3

Darker −10%#5F6984

Darker −20%#4A5166

Darker −30%#343A49

Darker −40%#1F222B

More saturated +25%#5B74BB

Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R120

G130

B158

Red120 (47.1%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue224.21°

Saturation (HSL)16.38%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 82 · B 9E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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