Colour

#7B7398

#7B7398
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#7B7398 is a blue with RGB values 123, 115, 152 and HSL 253°, 15%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7B7398

RGBrgb(123, 115, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.451, 0.5961

RGB percentages48.2%, 45.1%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(253, 15.2%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253, 24.3%, 59.6%)

CMYK19.1%, 24.3%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,090,520

CSS custom property--colour: #7B7398;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#848C67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B789Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C7797no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#757980no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4 Steel blue · ΔE 20.3 Gray · ΔE 22.1 Dim grey · ΔE 22.7 Dark grey · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#909873

Analogous#737E98, #8D7398

Triadic#987B73, #73987B

Split complementary#988D73, #7E9873

Tetradic#98737E, #909873, #73988D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE9EE

Lighter +30%#CECBD9

Lighter +20%#B2AEC3

Lighter +10%#9790AE

Darker −10%#635C7C

Darker −20%#4B465F

Darker −30%#343042

Darker −40%#1D1B24

More saturated +25%#6A55B6

Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R123

G115

B152

Red123 (48.2%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue252.97°

Saturation (HSL)15.23%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 73 · B 98

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