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Colour

#789EAF

  • #789EAF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#789EAF is a cyan with RGB values 120, 158, 175 and HSL 199°, 26%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#789EAF#789EAF
HEX#789EAF
RGBrgb(120, 158, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6196, 0.6863
RGB percentages47.1%, 62%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(198.5, 25.6%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.5, 31.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK31.4%, 9.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,904,943
CSS custom property--colour: #789EAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#876150

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959CB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D96AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#66A3A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.8Cadetblue · ΔE 12.4Slate grey · ΔE 12.4Dark grey · ΔE 16.9Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4Gray · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF8978
Analogous#78AFA4, #7883AF
Triadic#AF789E, #9EAF78
Split complementary#AF7883, #AFA478
Tetradic#A478AF, #AF8978, #83AF78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FAFB
Lighter +30%#D8E3E8
Lighter +20%#B8CCD5
Lighter +10%#98B5C2
Darker −10%#5B8699
Darker −20%#486A79
Darker −30%#354E59
Darker −40%#223239
More saturated +25%#5DA8CA
Less saturated −25%#939494

Channel breakdown

R120
G158
B175
Red120 (47.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue198.55°
Saturation (HSL)25.58%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 9E · B AF

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