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Recognised as Colour

#7974A3

  • #7974A3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7974A3 is a blue with RGB values 121, 116, 163 and HSL 246°, 20%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7974A3#7974A3
HEX#7974A3
RGBrgb(121, 116, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4549, 0.6392
RGB percentages47.5%, 45.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(246.4, 20.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 28.8%, 63.9%)
CMYK25.8%, 28.8%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,959,715
CSS custom property--colour: #7974A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#868B5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#687AA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6878A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#707C85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.3Gray · ΔE 27.7Dim grey · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EA374
Analogous#7487A3, #9074A3
Triadic#A37974, #74A379
Split complementary#A39174, #86A374
Tetradic#A37487, #9EA374, #74A390

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEFF4
Lighter +30%#D2D0E0
Lighter +20%#B4B1CC
Lighter +10%#9793B7
Darker −10%#605B89
Darker −20%#4A466B
Darker −30%#35324C
Darker −40%#1F1E2D
More saturated +25%#6257C0
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R121
G116
B163
Red121 (47.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue246.38°
Saturation (HSL)20.35%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 74 · B A3

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