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Recognised as Colour

#7C8EBB

  • #7C8EBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7C8EBB is a blue with RGB values 124, 142, 187 and HSL 223°, 32%, 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

#7C8EBB#7C8EBB
HEX#7C8EBB
RGBrgb(124, 142, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5569, 0.7333
RGB percentages48.6%, 55.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(222.9, 31.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 33.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK33.7%, 24.1%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,163,003
CSS custom property--colour: #7C8EBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#837144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F91BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A8CBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#6A979Dno 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 text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA97C
Analogous#7CADBB, #8A7CBB
Triadic#BB7C8E, #8EBB7C
Split complementary#BB897C, #AEBB7C
Tetradic#BB7CAD, #BBA97C, #7CBB89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E5EF
Lighter +20%#BFC8DE
Lighter +10%#9EABCC
Darker −10%#5A71AA
Darker −20%#475A8A
Darker −30%#364468
Darker −40%#252E46
More saturated +25%#6383D4
Less saturated −25%#9599A2

Channel breakdown

R124
G142
B187
Red124 (48.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)31.66%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 8E · B BB

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