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Recognised as Colour

#7C85A4

  • #7C85A4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7C85A4 is a blue with RGB values 124, 133, 164 and HSL 227°, 18%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7C85A4#7C85A4
HEX#7C85A4
RGBrgb(124, 133, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5216, 0.6431
RGB percentages48.6%, 52.2%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(226.5, 18%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 24.4%, 64.3%)
CMYK24.4%, 18.9%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,160,676
CSS custom property--colour: #7C85A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#837A5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C88A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7984A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#728B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.8Slate grey · ΔE 9.6Steel blue · ΔE 17Gray · ΔE 18.1Dim grey · ΔE 21.3Dark grey · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A49B7C
Analogous#7C99A4, #877CA4
Triadic#A47C85, #85A47C
Split complementary#A4877C, #99A47C
Tetradic#A47C99, #A49B7C, #7CA487

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F5F8
Lighter +30%#D6D9E3
Lighter +20%#B8BDCE
Lighter +10%#9AA1B9
Darker −10%#616B8C
Darker −20%#4C546E
Darker −30%#373D50
Darker −40%#222632
More saturated +25%#6076C0
Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R124
G133
B164
Red124 (48.6%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue226.5°
Saturation (HSL)18.02%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 85 · B A4

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