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Recognised as Colour

#7A8EA2

  • #7A8EA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7A8EA2 is a blue with RGB values 122, 142, 162 and HSL 210°, 18%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7A8EA2#7A8EA2
HEX#7A8EA2
RGBrgb(122, 142, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5569, 0.6353
RGB percentages47.8%, 55.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(210, 17.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 24.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK24.7%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,031,906
CSS custom property--colour: #7A8EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#85715D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#878EA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#828AA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#6F9394no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 2.9Slate grey · ΔE 5.8Gray · ΔE 13.9Dark grey · ΔE 17.2Cadetblue · ΔE 18.3Dim grey · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 2.88, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A28E7A
Analogous#7AA2A2, #7A7AA2
Triadic#A27A8E, #8EA27A
Split complementary#A27A7A, #A2A27A
Tetradic#A27AA2, #A28E7A, #7AA27A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F4F6
Lighter +30%#D4DBE1
Lighter +20%#B6C1CC
Lighter +10%#98A8B7
Darker −10%#607589
Darker −20%#4B5B6B
Darker −30%#36424D
Darker −40%#21282F
More saturated +25%#5E8EBE
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R122
G142
B162
Red122 (47.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)17.7%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 8E · B A2

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