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Colour

#7D8AAC

  • #7D8AAC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7D8AAC is a blue with RGB values 125, 138, 172 and HSL 223°, 22%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7D8AAC#7D8AAC
HEX#7D8AAC
RGBrgb(125, 138, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.5412, 0.6745
RGB percentages49%, 54.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(223.4, 22.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 27.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK27.3%, 19.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,227,500
CSS custom property--colour: #7D8AAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#827553

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808CAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C88ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#719195no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.1Slate grey · ΔE 11.4Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Gray · ΔE 20.1Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8Dark grey · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC9F7D
Analogous#7DA2AC, #887DAC
Triadic#AC7D8A, #8AAC7D
Split complementary#AC887D, #A2AC7D
Tetradic#AC7DA2, #AC9F7D, #7DAC88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAFB
Lighter +30%#DADEE8
Lighter +20%#BBC2D4
Lighter +10%#9CA6C0
Darker −10%#606F96
Darker −20%#4C5877
Darker −30%#384158
Darker −40%#242A39
More saturated +25%#627EC7
Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R125
G138
B172
Red125 (49%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue223.4°
Saturation (HSL)22.07%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 8A · B AC

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