Colour

#7C8191

#7C8191
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#7C8191 is a blue with RGB values 124, 129, 145 and HSL 226°, 9%, 53%. 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

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HEX#7C8191

RGBrgb(124, 129, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5059, 0.5686

RGB percentages48.6%, 50.6%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(225.7, 8.7%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 14.5%, 56.9%)

CMYK14.5%, 11%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,159,633

CSS custom property--colour: #7C8191;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2203WCAG 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 5.41:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#837E6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D8292no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B8091no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#778486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 4.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 4.7 Gray · ΔE 9.4 Dim grey · ΔE 13.4 Dark grey · ΔE 17.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 4.16, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#918C7C

Analogous#7C8B91, #827C91

Triadic#917C81, #81917C

Split complementary#91827C, #8C917C

Tetradic#917C8B, #918C7C, #7C9182

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EBECEE

Lighter +30%#CFD1D7

Lighter +20%#B3B6C0

Lighter +10%#989CA8

Darker −10%#646876

Darker −20%#4C505B

Darker −30%#35373F

Darker −40%#1E1F23

More saturated +25%#5E71AF

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R124

G129

B145

Red124 (48.6%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue225.71°

Saturation (HSL)8.71%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 81 · B 91

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