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Recognised as Colour

#7D77A3

  • #7D77A3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7D77A3 is a blue with RGB values 125, 119, 163 and HSL 248°, 19%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7D77A3#7D77A3
HEX#7D77A3
RGBrgb(125, 119, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.4667, 0.6392
RGB percentages49%, 46.7%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(248.2, 19.3%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.2, 27%, 63.9%)
CMYK23.3%, 27%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,222,627
CSS custom property--colour: #7D77A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#82885C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C7DA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C7BA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#757E86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Gray · ΔE 25.8Dim grey · ΔE 26.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DA377
Analogous#7787A3, #9377A3
Triadic#A37D77, #77A37D
Split complementary#A39377, #87A377
Tetradic#A37787, #9DA377, #77A393

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F1F5
Lighter +30%#D4D2E1
Lighter +20%#B7B4CC
Lighter +10%#9A95B8
Darker −10%#635D8A
Darker −20%#4D496B
Darker −30%#37344D
Darker −40%#221F2F
More saturated +25%#685BC0
Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R125
G119
B163
Red125 (49%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue248.18°
Saturation (HSL)19.3%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 77 · B A3

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