Recognised as Colour

#7D799E

#7D799E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#7D799E is a blue with RGB values 125, 121, 158 and HSL 246°, 16%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7D799E

RGBrgb(125, 121, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.4745, 0.6196

RGB percentages49%, 47.5%, 62%

HSLhsl(246.5, 16%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 23.4%, 62%)

CMYK20.9%, 23.4%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,223,134

CSS custom property--colour: #7D799E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#828661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#707EA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#707C9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#767F86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9 Steel blue · ΔE 18.8 Gray · ΔE 21.6 Dim grey · ΔE 23 Dark grey · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9A9E79

Analogous#79889E, #90799E

Triadic#9E7D79, #799E7D

Split complementary#9E9079, #889E79

Tetradic#9E7988, #9A9E79, #799E90

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0EFF4

Lighter +30%#D3D2DE

Lighter +20%#B6B4C9

Lighter +10%#9A97B3

Darker −10%#646084

Darker −20%#4D4A67

Darker −30%#373549

Darker −40%#211F2C

More saturated +25%#665CBB

Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R125

G121

B158

Red125 (49%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue246.49°

Saturation (HSL)16.02%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7D · G 79 · B 9E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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