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Recognised as Colour

#7C8096

  • #7C8096
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7C8096 is a blue with RGB values 124, 128, 150 and HSL 231°, 11%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7C8096#7C8096
HEX#7C8096
RGBrgb(124, 128, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.502, 0.5882
RGB percentages48.6%, 50.2%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(230.8, 11%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.8, 17.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK17.3%, 14.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,159,382
CSS custom property--colour: #7C8096;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#837F69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A8297no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#798095no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#768487no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.8Light slate grey · ΔE 6Gray · ΔE 12.7Dim grey · ΔE 15.9Dark grey · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96927C
Analogous#7C8D96, #857C96
Triadic#967C80, #80967C
Split complementary#96857C, #8D967C
Tetradic#967C8D, #96927C, #7C9685

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEEF1
Lighter +30%#D1D2DA
Lighter +20%#B5B7C3
Lighter +10%#989BAD
Darker −10%#63677C
Darker −20%#4D4F5F
Darker −30%#363843
Darker −40%#1F2027
More saturated +25%#5F6CB3
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R124
G128
B150
Red124 (48.6%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue230.77°
Saturation (HSL)11.02%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 80 · B 96

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