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Recognised as Colour

#7B7E8A

  • #7B7E8A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7B7E8A is a grey with RGB values 123, 126, 138 and HSL 228°, 6%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7B7E8A#7B7E8A
HEX#7B7E8A
RGBrgb(123, 126, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.4941, 0.5412
RGB percentages48.2%, 49.4%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(228, 6%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 10.9%, 54.1%)
CMYK10.9%, 8.7%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,093,322
CSS custom property--colour: #7B7E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#848175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B7F8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A7E8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#788082no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.1Light slate grey · ΔE 6.4Gray · ΔE 7Dim grey · ΔE 11Dark grey · ΔE 17.8Cadetblue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.14, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A877B
Analogous#7B858A, #7F7B8A
Triadic#8A7B7E, #7E8A7B
Split complementary#8A7F7B, #858A7B
Tetradic#8A7B85, #8A877B, #7B8A7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E8EA
Lighter +30%#CCCDD2
Lighter +20%#B1B3BA
Lighter +10%#9698A2
Darker −10%#63656F
Darker −20%#4B4D54
Darker −30%#333439
Darker −40%#1B1B1E
More saturated +25%#5C6BA9
Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R123
G126
B138
Red123 (48.2%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)6.02%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 7E · B 8A

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