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Recognised as Colour

#7B7B95

  • #7B7B95
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7B7B95 is a blue with RGB values 123, 123, 149 and HSL 240°, 11%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7B7B95#7B7B95
HEX#7B7B95
RGBrgb(123, 123, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.4824, 0.5843
RGB percentages48.2%, 48.2%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(240, 10.9%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 17.4%, 58.4%)
CMYK17.4%, 17.4%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,092,565
CSS custom property--colour: #7B7B95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#84846A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#757E96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#747C94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#767F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 8.5Light slate grey · ΔE 9.1Gray · ΔE 15.1Dim grey · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.6Dark grey · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 8.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95957B
Analogous#7B8895, #887B95
Triadic#957B7B, #7B957B
Split complementary#95887B, #88957B
Tetradic#957B88, #95957B, #7B9588

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECECF0
Lighter +30%#D0D0D9
Lighter +20%#B4B4C2
Lighter +10%#9797AC
Darker −10%#62627B
Darker −20%#4C4C5E
Darker −30%#353542
Darker −40%#1E1E26
More saturated +25%#5D5DB3
Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R123
G123
B149
Red123 (48.2%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)10.92%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 7B · B 95

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