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Recognised as Colour

#7B76A1

  • #7B76A1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7B76A1 is a blue with RGB values 123, 118, 161 and HSL 247°, 19%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7B76A1#7B76A1
HEX#7B76A1
RGBrgb(123, 118, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.4627, 0.6314
RGB percentages48.2%, 46.3%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(247, 18.6%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247, 26.7%, 63.1%)
CMYK23.6%, 26.7%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,091,297
CSS custom property--colour: #7B76A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#84895E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B7CA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7AA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#737D85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Gray · ΔE 25.2Dim grey · ΔE 26.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CA176
Analogous#7687A1, #9176A1
Triadic#A17B76, #76A17B
Split complementary#A19176, #87A176
Tetradic#A17687, #9CA176, #76A191

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EFF4
Lighter +30%#D2D1DF
Lighter +20%#B5B2CB
Lighter +10%#9894B6
Darker −10%#625D87
Darker −20%#4C4869
Darker −30%#36334B
Darker −40%#201F2C
More saturated +25%#6559BE
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R123
G118
B161
Red123 (48.2%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue246.98°
Saturation (HSL)18.61%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 76 · B A1

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