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Recognised as Colour

#7B8EB8

  • #7B8EB8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7B8EB8 is a blue with RGB values 123, 142, 184 and HSL 221°, 30%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7B8EB8#7B8EB8
HEX#7B8EB8
RGBrgb(123, 142, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5569, 0.7216
RGB percentages48.2%, 55.7%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(221.3, 30%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 33.2%, 72.2%)
CMYK33.2%, 22.8%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,097,464
CSS custom property--colour: #7B8EB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#847147

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8091BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A8BB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#69969Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5Slate grey · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Gray · ΔE 25Light skyblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8A57B
Analogous#7BADB8, #867BB8
Triadic#B87B8E, #8EB87B
Split complementary#B8867B, #ADB87B
Tetradic#B87BAD, #B8A57B, #7BB886

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE3EE
Lighter +20%#BDC7DC
Lighter +10%#9CAACA
Darker −10%#5A72A6
Darker −20%#485B85
Darker −30%#364464
Darker −40%#242E43
More saturated +25%#6284D1
Less saturated −25%#94989F

Channel breakdown

R123
G142
B184
Red123 (48.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue221.31°
Saturation (HSL)30.05%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 8E · B B8

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