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Recognised as Colour

#7D7DB4

  • #7D7DB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7D7DB4 is a blue with RGB values 125, 125, 180 and HSL 240°, 27%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7D7DB4#7D7DB4
HEX#7D7DB4
RGBrgb(125, 125, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.4902, 0.7059
RGB percentages49%, 49%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(240, 26.8%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 30.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK30.6%, 30.6%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,224,180
CSS custom property--colour: #7D7DB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#82824B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D84B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B80B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6F8791no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.8Plum · ΔE 28.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4B47D
Analogous#7D99B4, #997DB4
Triadic#B47D7D, #7DB47D
Split complementary#B4997D, #99B47D
Tetradic#B47D99, #B4B47D, #7DB499

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#DEDEEC
Lighter +20%#BEBED9
Lighter +10%#9D9DC7
Darker −10%#5D5DA1
Darker −20%#4A4A81
Darker −30%#383860
Darker −40%#252540
More saturated +25%#6363CE
Less saturated −25%#97979A

Channel breakdown

R125
G125
B180
Red125 (49%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 7D · B B4

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