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Recognised as Colour

#7C8BB3

  • #7C8BB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7C8BB3 is a blue with RGB values 124, 139, 179 and HSL 224°, 27%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7C8BB3#7C8BB3
HEX#7C8BB3
RGBrgb(124, 139, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5451, 0.702
RGB percentages48.6%, 54.5%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(223.6, 26.6%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 30.7%, 70.2%)
CMYK30.7%, 22.3%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,162,227
CSS custom property--colour: #7C8BB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#83744C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E8EB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A89B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#6D9399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Gray · ΔE 23.5Dark grey · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3A47C
Analogous#7CA7B3, #897CB3
Triadic#B37C8B, #8BB37C
Split complementary#B3897C, #A7B37C
Tetradic#B37CA6, #B3A47C, #7CB389

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DDE1EB
Lighter +20%#BDC4D8
Lighter +10%#9CA8C6
Darker −10%#5D6F9F
Darker −20%#4A587F
Darker −30%#37425F
Darker −40%#242C3F
More saturated +25%#627FCD
Less saturated −25%#969799

Channel breakdown

R124
G139
B179
Red124 (48.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)26.57%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 8B · B B3

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