Recognised as Colour

#7A7197

#7A7197
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#7A7197 is a blue with RGB values 122, 113, 151 and HSL 254°, 15%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7A7197

RGBrgb(122, 113, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.4431, 0.5922

RGB percentages47.8%, 44.3%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(254.2, 15.4%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 25.2%, 59.2%)

CMYK19.2%, 25.2%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,024,471

CSS custom property--colour: #7A7197;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#858E68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#697799no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7696no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Tritanopia#75777Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Steel blue · ΔE 20.6 Gray · ΔE 22.9 Dim grey · ΔE 23.2 Dark grey · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8E9771

Analogous#717B97, #8D7197

Triadic#977A71, #71977A

Split complementary#978D71, #7B9771

Tetradic#97717B, #8E9771, #71978D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E8E7ED

Lighter +30%#CDC9D8

Lighter +20%#B1ACC2

Lighter +10%#968EAD

Darker −10%#625A7B

Darker −20%#4A445E

Darker −30%#332F40

Darker −40%#1C1923

More saturated +25%#6A52B6

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R122

G113

B151

Red122 (47.8%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue254.21°

Saturation (HSL)15.45%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7A · G 71 · B 97

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