Colour

#7B85A2

#7B85A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7B85A2 is a blue with RGB values 123, 133, 162 and HSL 225°, 17%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7B85A2

RGBrgb(123, 133, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5216, 0.6353

RGB percentages48.2%, 52.2%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(224.6, 17.3%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 24.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK24.1%, 17.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,095,138

CSS custom property--colour: #7B85A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#847A5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C87A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7984A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#718A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.6 Slate grey · ΔE 8.4 Gray · ΔE 17 Steel blue · ΔE 17.4 Dim grey · ΔE 20.3 Dark grey · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2987B

Analogous#7B99A2, #847BA2

Triadic#A27B85, #85A27B

Split complementary#A2847B, #99A27B

Tetradic#A27B99, #A2987B, #7BA284

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F4F6

Lighter +30%#D5D8E1

Lighter +20%#B7BCCC

Lighter +10%#99A1B7

Darker −10%#616B89

Darker −20%#4C546B

Darker −30%#373C4D

Darker −40%#212530

More saturated +25%#5F77BE

Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R123

G133

B162

Red123 (48.2%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue224.62°

Saturation (HSL)17.33%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 85 · B A2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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