Colour

#7C8FC7

#7C8FC7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7C8FC7 is a blue with RGB values 124, 143, 199 and HSL 225°, 40%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7C8FC7

RGBrgb(124, 143, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5608, 0.7804

RGB percentages48.6%, 56.1%, 78%

HSLhsl(224.8, 40.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 37.7%, 78%)

CMYK37.7%, 28.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,163,271

CSS custom property--colour: #7C8FC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#837038

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C94C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#768DC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#659AA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8

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#C7B47C

Analogous#7CB5C7, #8E7CC7

Triadic#C77C8F, #8FC77C

Split complementary#C78E7C, #B5C77C

Tetradic#C77CB5, #C7B47C, #7CC78E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7EBF5

Lighter +20%#C3CCE6

Lighter +10%#A0AED6

Darker −10%#5870B8

Darker −20%#42599B

Darker −30%#334477

Darker −40%#243053

More saturated +25%#6583DE

Less saturated −25%#939BB0

Channel breakdown

R124

G143

B199

Red124 (48.6%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue224.8°

Saturation (HSL)40.11%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 8F · B C7

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