Colour

#7B88AA

#7B88AA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7B88AA is a blue with RGB values 123, 136, 170 and HSL 223°, 22%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7B88AA#7B88AA

HEX#7B88AA

RGBrgb(123, 136, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5333, 0.6667

RGB percentages48.2%, 53.3%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(223.4, 21.7%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 27.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK27.6%, 20%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,095,914

CSS custom property--colour: #7B88AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#847755

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E8AACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A86A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#6F8F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.1 Slate grey · ΔE 11.1 Steel blue · ΔE 15.3 Gray · ΔE 20 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5 Dim grey · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AA9D7B

Analogous#7BA0AA, #857BAA

Triadic#AA7B88, #88AA7B

Split complementary#AA857B, #9FAA7B

Tetradic#AA7BA0, #AA9D7B, #7BAA85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F8FA

Lighter +30%#D8DCE6

Lighter +20%#B9C0D2

Lighter +10%#9AA4BE

Darker −10%#5F6D93

Darker −20%#4B5674

Darker −30%#373F55

Darker −40%#232836

More saturated +25%#607CC5

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R123

G136

B170

Red123 (48.2%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue223.4°

Saturation (HSL)21.66%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 88 · B AA

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