Colour

#7B89AB

#7B89AB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7B89AB is a blue with RGB values 123, 137, 171 and HSL 223°, 22%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7B89AB

RGBrgb(123, 137, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5373, 0.6706

RGB percentages48.2%, 53.7%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(222.5, 22.2%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 28.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK28.1%, 19.9%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,096,171

CSS custom property--colour: #7B89AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#847654

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E8BADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A87AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#6E9094no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10 Slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Steel blue · ΔE 15.1 Gray · ΔE 20.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.2 Dark grey · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AB9D7B

Analogous#7BA1AB, #857BAB

Triadic#AB7B89, #89AB7B

Split complementary#AB857B, #A1AB7B

Tetradic#AB7BA1, #AB9D7B, #7BAB85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F8FA

Lighter +30%#D9DDE7

Lighter +20%#B9C1D3

Lighter +10%#9AA5BF

Darker −10%#5E6E94

Darker −20%#4B5775

Darker −30%#374056

Darker −40%#232937

More saturated +25%#607EC6

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R123

G137

B171

Red123 (48.2%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue222.5°

Saturation (HSL)22.22%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 89 · B AB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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