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#768397

Slate Gray · medium cool blue

About #768397

#768397 is a medium, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 46% red, 51% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Slate Gray (ΔE 3.0), with Taupe the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #978A76 (mushroom), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.46:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red118
Green131
Blue151

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 3.0
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 11.6
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #768397

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #768397.
3.84:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #768397.
5.46:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #768397 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#768397
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7C8498
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#798197
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6E8789

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #768397?

#768397 is a medium, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 46% red, 51% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #768397?

Use black text. Black on #768397 has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #768397?

Its complementary colour is #978A76, and analogous partners are #769397 and #7A7697.