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Recognised as Colour

#7D8BBB

  • #7D8BBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7D8BBB is a blue with RGB values 125, 139, 187 and HSL 226°, 31%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7D8BBB#7D8BBB
HEX#7D8BBB
RGBrgb(125, 139, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.5451, 0.7333
RGB percentages49%, 54.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(226.5, 31.3%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 33.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK33.2%, 25.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,227,771
CSS custom property--colour: #7D8BBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#827444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#778ABAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6C949Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3Light slate grey · ΔE 18Slate grey · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBAD7D
Analogous#7DAABB, #8E7DBB
Triadic#BB7D8B, #8BBB7D
Split complementary#BB8E7D, #AABB7D
Tetradic#BB7DAA, #BBAD7D, #7DBB8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E5F0
Lighter +20%#C0C7DE
Lighter +10%#9EA9CD
Darker −10%#5C6DA9
Darker −20%#48578A
Darker −30%#374268
Darker −40%#252D47
More saturated +25%#647DD4
Less saturated −25%#9699A2

Channel breakdown

R125
G139
B187
Red125 (49%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue226.45°
Saturation (HSL)31.31%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 8B · B BB

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