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Colour

#7B96BA

  • #7B96BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7B96BA is a blue with RGB values 123, 150, 186 and HSL 214°, 31%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7B96BA#7B96BA
HEX#7B96BA
RGBrgb(123, 150, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5882, 0.7294
RGB percentages48.2%, 58.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(214.3, 31.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 33.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK33.9%, 19.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,099,514
CSS custom property--colour: #7B96BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#846945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8997BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8291B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#689EA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12Steel blue · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA9F7B
Analogous#7BB6BA, #7F7BBA
Triadic#BA7B96, #96BA7B
Split complementary#BA7F7B, #B5BA7B
Tetradic#BA7BB6, #BA9F7B, #7BBA7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE6EF
Lighter +20%#BECBDD
Lighter +10%#9CB1CC
Darker −10%#5A7BA8
Darker −20%#476388
Darker −30%#364B66
Darker −40%#243245
More saturated +25%#6292D3
Less saturated −25%#949AA1

Channel breakdown

R123
G150
B186
Red123 (48.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)31.34%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 96 · B BA

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