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Recognised as Colour

#7882AC

  • #7882AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7882AC is a blue with RGB values 120, 130, 172 and HSL 228°, 24%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7882AC#7882AC
HEX#7882AC
RGBrgb(120, 130, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5098, 0.6745
RGB percentages47.1%, 51%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(228.5, 23.9%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 30.2%, 67.5%)
CMYK30.2%, 24.4%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,897,772
CSS custom property--colour: #7882AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#877D53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7586AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7282ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6A8A90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 15.5Gray · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 26Dim grey · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACA278
Analogous#789CAC, #8878AC
Triadic#AC7882, #82AC78
Split complementary#AC8878, #9CAC78
Tetradic#AC789C, #ACA278, #78AC88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F7FA
Lighter +30%#D7DAE6
Lighter +20%#B7BCD3
Lighter +10%#989FBF
Darker −10%#5C6795
Darker −20%#485176
Darker −30%#353B56
Darker −40%#222636
More saturated +25%#5D71C7
Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R120
G130
B172
Red120 (47.1%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue228.46°
Saturation (HSL)23.85%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 82 · B AC

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