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Recognised as Colour

#7C8899

  • #7C8899
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7C8899 is a blue with RGB values 124, 136, 153 and HSL 215°, 12%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7C8899#7C8899
HEX#7C8899
RGBrgb(124, 136, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5333, 0.6
RGB percentages48.6%, 53.3%, 60%
HSLhsl(215.2, 12.4%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 19%, 60%)
CMYK19%, 11.1%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,161,433
CSS custom property--colour: #7C8899;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#837766

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82899Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F8699no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#758C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 1.8Slate grey · ΔE 3.8Gray · ΔE 10.9Dim grey · ΔE 15.9Dark grey · ΔE 16.7Cadetblue · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 1.8, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#998D7C
Analogous#7C9699, #7F7C99
Triadic#997C88, #88997C
Split complementary#997F7C, #96997C
Tetradic#997C96, #998D7C, #7C997F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF0F2
Lighter +30%#D2D6DC
Lighter +20%#B5BCC6
Lighter +10%#99A2AF
Darker −10%#636F7F
Darker −20%#4D5662
Darker −30%#363D46
Darker −40%#202429
More saturated +25%#5F83B6
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R124
G136
B153
Red124 (48.6%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue215.17°
Saturation (HSL)12.45%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 88 · B 99

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