Recognised as Colour

#7B7AB6

#7B7AB6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7B7AB6 is a blue with RGB values 123, 122, 182 and HSL 241°, 29%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7B7AB6

RGBrgb(123, 122, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.4784, 0.7137

RGB percentages48.2%, 47.8%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(241, 29.1%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241, 33%, 71.4%)

CMYK32.4%, 33%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,092,342

CSS custom property--colour: #7B7AB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#848549

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6882B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#667EB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6C8590no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5 Plum · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5B67A

Analogous#7A97B6, #997AB6

Triadic#B67B7A, #7AB67B

Split complementary#B6997A, #97B67A

Tetradic#B67A97, #B5B67A, #7AB699

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#DDDDEC

Lighter +20%#BCBCDA

Lighter +10%#9C9BC8

Darker −10%#5B5AA3

Darker −20%#494882

Darker −30%#363661

Darker −40%#242341

More saturated +25%#6260D0

Less saturated −25%#94949C

Channel breakdown

R123

G122

B182

Red123 (48.2%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue241°

Saturation (HSL)29.13%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 7A · B B6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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