Colour

#7B89AF

#7B89AF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7B89AF is a blue with RGB values 123, 137, 175 and HSL 224°, 25%, 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#7B89AF

RGBrgb(123, 137, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5373, 0.6863

RGB percentages48.2%, 53.7%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(223.8, 24.5%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 29.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK29.7%, 21.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,096,175

CSS custom property--colour: #7B89AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#847650

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D8CB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7987AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#6D9096no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Slate grey · ΔE 13.4 Steel blue · ΔE 14.1 Gray · ΔE 22.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7 Dark grey · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFA17B

Analogous#7BA3AF, #877BAF

Triadic#AF7B89, #89AF7B

Split complementary#AF877B, #A3AF7B

Tetradic#AF7BA3, #AFA17B, #7BAF87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFBFC

Lighter +30%#DADEE9

Lighter +20%#BBC2D5

Lighter +10%#9BA5C2

Darker −10%#5D6E9A

Darker −20%#4A577A

Darker −30%#37405A

Darker −40%#232A3B

More saturated +25%#617DCA

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R123

G137

B175

Red123 (48.2%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue223.85°

Saturation (HSL)24.53%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 89 · B AF

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Colour values

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