Colour

#7A7FA8

#7A7FA8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7A7FA8 is a blue with RGB values 122, 127, 168 and HSL 233°, 21%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7A7FA8

RGBrgb(122, 127, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.498, 0.6588

RGB percentages47.8%, 49.8%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(233.5, 20.9%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.5, 27.4%, 65.9%)

CMYK27.4%, 24.4%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,028,072

CSS custom property--colour: #7A7FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#858057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7383AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7180A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6F868Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1 Steel blue · ΔE 15.4 Slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Gray · ΔE 23.7 Dim grey · ΔE 25.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8A37A

Analogous#7A96A8, #8C7AA8

Triadic#A87A7F, #7FA87A

Split complementary#A88C7A, #96A87A

Tetradic#A87A96, #A8A37A, #7AA88C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F6F9

Lighter +30%#D6D8E5

Lighter +20%#B8BAD0

Lighter +10%#999DBC

Darker −10%#5F6490

Darker −20%#4A4F72

Darker −30%#363953

Darker −40%#222434

More saturated +25%#5F69C3

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R122

G127

B168

Red122 (47.8%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue233.48°

Saturation (HSL)20.91%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7A · G 7F · B A8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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