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Recognised as Colour

#7A85A2

  • #7A85A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7A85A2 is a blue with RGB values 122, 133, 162 and HSL 223°, 18%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7A85A2#7A85A2
HEX#7A85A2
RGBrgb(122, 133, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5216, 0.6353
RGB percentages47.8%, 52.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(223.5, 17.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 24.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK24.7%, 17.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,029,602
CSS custom property--colour: #7A85A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#857A5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C87A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7984A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#708B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.5Slate grey · ΔE 8.3Gray · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Dim grey · ΔE 20.3Dark grey · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2977A
Analogous#7A99A2, #837AA2
Triadic#A27A85, #85A27A
Split complementary#A2837A, #99A27A
Tetradic#A27A99, #A2977A, #7AA283

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F3F6
Lighter +30%#D4D8E1
Lighter +20%#B6BCCC
Lighter +10%#98A1B7
Darker −10%#606B89
Darker −20%#4B546B
Darker −30%#363C4D
Darker −40%#21252F
More saturated +25%#5E78BE
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R122
G133
B162
Red122 (47.8%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue223.5°
Saturation (HSL)17.7%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 85 · B A2

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