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Recognised as Colour

#7C8DBA

  • #7C8DBA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7C8DBA is a blue with RGB values 124, 141, 186 and HSL 224°, 31%, 61%. 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

#7C8DBA#7C8DBA
HEX#7C8DBA
RGBrgb(124, 141, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5529, 0.7294
RGB percentages48.6%, 55.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(223.5, 31%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 33.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK33.3%, 24.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,162,746
CSS custom property--colour: #7C8DBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#837245

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F91BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#798BB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#6A969Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA97C
Analogous#7CACBA, #8A7CBA
Triadic#BA7C8D, #8DBA7C
Split complementary#BA8A7C, #ACBA7C
Tetradic#BA7CAC, #BAA97C, #7CBA8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E4EF
Lighter +20%#BFC7DD
Lighter +10%#9DAACC
Darker −10%#5B70A8
Darker −20%#485988
Darker −30%#364467
Darker −40%#252E45
More saturated +25%#6382D3
Less saturated −25%#9598A1

Channel breakdown

R124
G141
B186
Red124 (48.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue223.55°
Saturation (HSL)31%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 8D · B BA

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