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Recognised as Colour

#7C93C0

  • #7C93C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7C93C0 is a blue with RGB values 124, 147, 192 and HSL 220°, 35%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7C93C0#7C93C0
HEX#7C93C0
RGBrgb(124, 147, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5765, 0.7529
RGB percentages48.6%, 57.6%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(219.7, 35.1%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 35.4%, 75.3%)
CMYK35.4%, 23.4%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,164,288
CSS custom property--colour: #7C93C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#836C3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8496C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D90BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#679CA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 18Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Light skyblue · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0A97C
Analogous#7CB5C0, #877CC0
Triadic#C07C93, #93C07C
Split complementary#C0877C, #B5C07C
Tetradic#C07CB5, #C0A97C, #7CC087

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E8F2
Lighter +20%#C1CCE1
Lighter +10%#9EAFD1
Darker −10%#5A77AF
Darker −20%#455F91
Darker −30%#35486E
Darker −40%#24324C
More saturated +25%#648BD8
Less saturated −25%#949BA8

Channel breakdown

R124
G147
B192
Red124 (48.6%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue219.71°
Saturation (HSL)35.05%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 93 · B C0

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