Recognised as Colour

#7B818F

#7B818F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#7B818F is a blue with RGB values 123, 129, 143 and HSL 222°, 8%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7B818F#7B818F

HEX#7B818F

RGBrgb(123, 129, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5059, 0.5608

RGB percentages48.2%, 50.6%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(222, 8.2%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 14%, 56.1%)

CMYK14%, 9.8%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,094,095

CSS custom property--colour: #7B818F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#847E70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D8290no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B808Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#768485no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 3.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 4.6 Gray · ΔE 8.3 Dim grey · ΔE 12.6 Dark grey · ΔE 17.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 3.88, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F897B

Analogous#7B8B8F, #7F7B8F

Triadic#8F7B81, #818F7B

Split complementary#8F7F7B, #8B8F7B

Tetradic#8F7B8B, #8F897B, #7B8F7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9EAED

Lighter +30%#CED0D5

Lighter +20%#B2B6BE

Lighter +10%#979BA6

Darker −10%#636874

Darker −20%#4B4F59

Darker −30%#34373D

Darker −40%#1C1E22

More saturated +25%#5D75AE

Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R123

G129

B143

Red123 (48.2%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)8.2%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 81 · B 8F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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