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Recognised as Colour

#7C8DC4

  • #7C8DC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7C8DC4 is a blue with RGB values 124, 141, 196 and HSL 226°, 38%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7C8DC4#7C8DC4
HEX#7C8DC4
RGBrgb(124, 141, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5529, 0.7686
RGB percentages48.6%, 55.3%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(225.8, 37.9%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 36.7%, 76.9%)
CMYK36.7%, 28.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,162,756
CSS custom property--colour: #7C8DC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#83723B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B92C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#758CC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6698A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Slate grey · ΔE 23Light steelblue · ΔE 26Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4B37C
Analogous#7CB1C4, #8F7CC4
Triadic#C47C8D, #8DC47C
Split complementary#C48F7C, #B1C47C
Tetradic#C47CB1, #C4B37C, #7CC48F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E9F4
Lighter +20%#C2CAE4
Lighter +10%#9FACD4
Darker −10%#596EB4
Darker −20%#445796
Darker −30%#344373
Darker −40%#242E50
More saturated +25%#6480DC
Less saturated −25%#949AAC

Channel breakdown

R124
G141
B196
Red124 (48.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue225.83°
Saturation (HSL)37.89%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 8D · B C4

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