Colour

#7B8398

#7B8398
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7B8398 is a blue with RGB values 123, 131, 152 and HSL 223°, 12%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7B8398

RGBrgb(123, 131, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5137, 0.5961

RGB percentages48.2%, 51.4%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(223.4, 12.3%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 19.1%, 59.6%)

CMYK19.1%, 13.8%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,094,616

CSS custom property--colour: #7B8398;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#847C67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D8499no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B8297no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#74878Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 4.3 Slate grey · ΔE 4.6 Gray · ΔE 12.4 Dim grey · ΔE 16.1 Dark grey · ΔE 19 Steel blue · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.27, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98907B

Analogous#7B9298, #817B98

Triadic#987B83, #83987B

Split complementary#98827B, #92987B

Tetradic#987B92, #98907B, #7B9882

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEEFF1

Lighter +30%#D1D4DB

Lighter +20%#B4B9C5

Lighter +10%#989EAE

Darker −10%#626A7E

Darker −20%#4C5261

Darker −30%#353A45

Darker −40%#1F2228

More saturated +25%#5E76B5

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R123

G131

B152

Red123 (48.2%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue223.45°

Saturation (HSL)12.34%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 83 · B 98

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