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Recognised as Colour

#7880B3

  • #7880B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7880B3 is a blue with RGB values 120, 128, 179 and HSL 232°, 28%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7880B3#7880B3
HEX#7880B3
RGBrgb(120, 128, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.502, 0.702
RGB percentages47.1%, 50.2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(231.9, 28%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 33%, 70.2%)
CMYK33%, 28.5%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,897,267
CSS custom property--colour: #7880B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#877F4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7085B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D81B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#688A92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 28.9Gray · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3AB78
Analogous#789DB3, #8E78B3
Triadic#B37880, #80B378
Split complementary#B38D78, #9DB378
Tetradic#B3789D, #B3AB78, #78B38D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFC
Lighter +30%#DADCEA
Lighter +20%#B9BDD8
Lighter +10%#999FC5
Darker −10%#59639F
Darker −20%#474E7E
Darker −30%#353A5D
Darker −40%#22263D
More saturated +25%#5E6DCD
Less saturated −25%#929399

Channel breakdown

R120
G128
B179
Red120 (47.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue231.86°
Saturation (HSL)27.96%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 80 · B B3

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