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Recognised as Colour

#7C8EB8

  • #7C8EB8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7C8EB8 is a blue with RGB values 124, 142, 184 and HSL 222°, 30%, 60%. 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

#7C8EB8#7C8EB8
HEX#7C8EB8
RGBrgb(124, 142, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5569, 0.7216
RGB percentages48.6%, 55.7%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(222, 29.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 32.6%, 72.2%)
CMYK32.6%, 22.8%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,163,000
CSS custom property--colour: #7C8EB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27092WCAG 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 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#837147

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8091BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B8CB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#6B969Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5Slate grey · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Gray · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8A67C
Analogous#7CACB8, #887CB8
Triadic#B87C8E, #8EB87C
Split complementary#B8887C, #ACB87C
Tetradic#B87CAC, #B8A67C, #7CB888

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE4EE
Lighter +20%#BEC7DC
Lighter +10%#9DABCA
Darker −10%#5B71A6
Darker −20%#485B86
Darker −30%#364465
Darker −40%#252E43
More saturated +25%#6384D1
Less saturated −25%#95989F

Channel breakdown

R124
G142
B184
Red124 (48.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)29.7%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 8E · B B8

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