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Colour

#7D8CBE

  • #7D8CBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7D8CBE is a blue with RGB values 125, 140, 190 and HSL 226°, 33%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7D8CBE#7D8CBE
HEX#7D8CBE
RGBrgb(125, 140, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.549, 0.7451
RGB percentages49%, 54.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(226.2, 33.3%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 34.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK34.2%, 26.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,228,030
CSS custom property--colour: #7D8CBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#827341

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C90C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#778BBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6A969Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.6Light skyblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEAF7D
Analogous#7DACBE, #8F7DBE
Triadic#BE7D8C, #8CBE7D
Split complementary#BE8F7D, #ACBE7D
Tetradic#BE7DAC, #BEAF7D, #7DBE8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E6F1
Lighter +20%#C1C8E0
Lighter +10%#9FAACF
Darker −10%#5B6EAD
Darker −20%#47578E
Darker −30%#36426C
Darker −40%#252E4A
More saturated +25%#657FD6
Less saturated −25%#9599A6

Channel breakdown

R125
G140
B190
Red125 (49%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue226.15°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 8C · B BE

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