Colour

#7D8DB5

#7D8DB5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7D8DB5 is a blue with RGB values 125, 141, 181 and HSL 223°, 27%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7D8DB5

RGBrgb(125, 141, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.5529, 0.7098

RGB percentages49%, 55.3%, 71%

HSLhsl(222.9, 27.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 30.9%, 71%)

CMYK30.9%, 22.1%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,228,277

CSS custom property--colour: #7D8DB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#82724A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8090B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B8BB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#6E959Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5 Steel blue · ΔE 13.7 Slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.7 Gray · ΔE 23.7 Dark grey · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5A57D

Analogous#7DA9B5, #897DB5

Triadic#B57D8D, #8DB57D

Split complementary#B5897D, #A9B57D

Tetradic#B57DA9, #B5A57D, #7DB589

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFE3ED

Lighter +20%#BEC6DA

Lighter +10%#9DA9C7

Darker −10%#5D70A3

Darker −20%#4A5A82

Darker −30%#384362

Darker −40%#252D41

More saturated +25%#6382CF

Less saturated −25%#97989C

Channel breakdown

R125

G141

B181

Red125 (49%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)27.45%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7D · G 8D · B B5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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