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Recognised as Colour

#7C87B3

  • #7C87B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7C87B3 is a blue with RGB values 124, 135, 179 and HSL 228°, 27%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7C87B3#7C87B3
HEX#7C87B3
RGBrgb(124, 135, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5294, 0.702
RGB percentages48.6%, 52.9%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(228, 26.6%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 30.7%, 70.2%)
CMYK30.7%, 24.6%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,161,203
CSS custom property--colour: #7C87B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#83784C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A8BB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7687B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6D8F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light steelblue · ΔE 24.6Gray · ΔE 25.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3A87C
Analogous#7CA3B3, #8D7CB3
Triadic#B37C87, #87B37C
Split complementary#B38D7C, #A3B37C
Tetradic#B37CA3, #B3A87C, #7CB38D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DDE0EB
Lighter +20%#BDC2D8
Lighter +10%#9CA5C6
Darker −10%#5D6A9F
Darker −20%#4A547F
Darker −30%#373F5F
Darker −40%#242A3F
More saturated +25%#6277CD
Less saturated −25%#969799

Channel breakdown

R124
G135
B179
Red124 (48.6%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)26.57%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 87 · B B3

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