Recognised as Colour

#7B7BB9

#7B7BB9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7B7BB9 is a blue with RGB values 123, 123, 185 and HSL 240°, 31%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7B7BB9#7B7BB9

HEX#7B7BB9

RGBrgb(123, 123, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.4824, 0.7255

RGB percentages48.2%, 48.2%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(240, 30.7%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 33.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK33.5%, 33.5%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,092,601

CSS custom property--colour: #7B7BB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#848446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6883BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#667FB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#6B8792no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Slate grey · ΔE 27.8 Medium purple · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9B97B

Analogous#7B9AB9, #9A7BB9

Triadic#B97B7B, #7BB97B

Split complementary#B99A7B, #9AB97B

Tetradic#B97B9A, #B9B97B, #7BB99A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFDFEE

Lighter +20%#BEBEDC

Lighter +10%#9C9CCB

Darker −10%#5A5AA7

Darker −20%#474787

Darker −30%#363665

Darker −40%#242444

More saturated +25%#6262D2

Less saturated −25%#9494A0

Channel breakdown

R123

G123

B185

Red123 (48.2%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)30.69%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 7B · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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