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Recognised as Colour

#7C8CC0

  • #7C8CC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7C8CC0 is a blue with RGB values 124, 140, 192 and HSL 226°, 35%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7C8CC0#7C8CC0
HEX#7C8CC0
RGBrgb(124, 140, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.549, 0.7529
RGB percentages48.6%, 54.9%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(225.9, 35.1%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 35.4%, 75.3%)
CMYK35.4%, 27.1%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,162,496
CSS custom property--colour: #7C8CC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#83733F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B91C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#768BBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#68969Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 21.3Light steelblue · ΔE 25.3Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0B07C
Analogous#7CAEC0, #8E7CC0
Triadic#C07C8C, #8CC07C
Split complementary#C08E7C, #AEC07C
Tetradic#C07CAE, #C0B07C, #7CC08E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E7F2
Lighter +20%#C1C8E1
Lighter +10%#9EAAD1
Darker −10%#5A6EAF
Darker −20%#455791
Darker −30%#35426E
Darker −40%#242E4C
More saturated +25%#647FD8
Less saturated −25%#9499A8

Channel breakdown

R124
G140
B192
Red124 (48.6%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue225.88°
Saturation (HSL)35.05%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 8C · B C0

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