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Recognised as Colour

#7B8EC6

  • #7B8EC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7B8EC6 is a blue with RGB values 123, 142, 198 and HSL 225°, 40%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7B8EC6#7B8EC6
HEX#7B8EC6
RGBrgb(123, 142, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5569, 0.7765
RGB percentages48.2%, 55.7%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(224.8, 39.7%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 37.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK37.9%, 28.3%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,097,478
CSS custom property--colour: #7B8EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#847139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B93C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#758CC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6499A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5Slate grey · ΔE 23.6Light steelblue · ΔE 26.1Light skyblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6B37B
Analogous#7BB4C6, #8D7BC6
Triadic#C67B8E, #8EC67B
Split complementary#C68D7B, #B4C67B
Tetradic#C67BB4, #C6B37B, #7BC68D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E9F4
Lighter +20%#C2CBE5
Lighter +10%#9FACD5
Darker −10%#5770B7
Darker −20%#425899
Darker −30%#334475
Darker −40%#232F52
More saturated +25%#6382DE
Less saturated −25%#939AAE

Channel breakdown

R123
G142
B198
Red123 (48.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue224.8°
Saturation (HSL)39.68%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 8E · B C6

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