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Recognised as Colour

#7B8EBD

  • #7B8EBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7B8EBD is a blue with RGB values 123, 142, 189 and HSL 223°, 33%, 61%. 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

#7B8EBD#7B8EBD
HEX#7B8EBD
RGBrgb(123, 142, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5569, 0.7412
RGB percentages48.2%, 55.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(222.7, 33.3%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 34.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK34.9%, 24.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,097,469
CSS custom property--colour: #7B8EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#847142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F92BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#798CBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#67979Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDAA7B
Analogous#7BAFBD, #897BBD
Triadic#BD7B8E, #8EBD7B
Split complementary#BD897B, #AFBD7B
Tetradic#BD7BAF, #BDAA7B, #7BBD89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E5F0
Lighter +20%#BFC8DF
Lighter +10%#9DABCE
Darker −10%#5971AC
Darker −20%#465A8C
Darker −30%#35446A
Darker −40%#242E48
More saturated +25%#6284D6
Less saturated −25%#9499A4

Channel breakdown

R123
G142
B189
Red123 (48.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue222.73°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 8E · B BD

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