Recognised as Colour

#7C8491

#7C8491
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#7C8491 is a blue with RGB values 124, 132, 145 and HSL 217°, 9%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7C8491

RGBrgb(124, 132, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5176, 0.5686

RGB percentages48.6%, 51.8%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(217.1, 8.7%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 14.5%, 56.9%)

CMYK14.5%, 9%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,160,401

CSS custom property--colour: #7C8491;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1

Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#837B6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#808492no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E8291no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#778788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 3.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 3.9 Gray · ΔE 8.1 Dim grey · ΔE 13.2 Dark grey · ΔE 16.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 3.88, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91897C

Analogous#7C8F91, #7F7C91

Triadic#917C84, #84917C

Split complementary#917F7C, #8F917C

Tetradic#917C8F, #91897C, #7C917F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBECEE

Lighter +30%#CFD2D7

Lighter +20%#B3B8C0

Lighter +10%#989EA8

Darker −10%#646B76

Darker −20%#4C525B

Darker −30%#35393F

Darker −40%#1E2023

More saturated +25%#5E7DAF

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R124

G132

B145

Red124 (48.6%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue217.14°

Saturation (HSL)8.71%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 84 · B 91

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