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Colour

#7B99BB

  • #7B99BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7B99BB is a blue with RGB values 123, 153, 187 and HSL 212°, 32%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7B99BB#7B99BB
HEX#7B99BB
RGBrgb(123, 153, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.6, 0.7333
RGB percentages48.2%, 60%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(211.9, 32%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 34.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK34.2%, 18.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,100,283
CSS custom property--colour: #7B99BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#846644

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C9ABDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8593BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#67A1A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.7Slate grey · ΔE 14Steel blue · ΔE 14.9Light steelblue · ΔE 17.3Light skyblue · ΔE 21Sky blue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB9D7B
Analogous#7BB9BB, #7D7BBB
Triadic#BB7B99, #99BB7B
Split complementary#BB7D7B, #B9BB7B
Tetradic#BB7BB9, #BB9D7B, #7BBB7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E7EF
Lighter +20%#BECDDE
Lighter +10%#9DB3CC
Darker −10%#597FAA
Darker −20%#476689
Darker −30%#354D68
Darker −40%#243446
More saturated +25%#6297D4
Less saturated −25%#949BA2

Channel breakdown

R123
G153
B187
Red123 (48.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue211.88°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 99 · B BB

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