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Recognised as Colour

#7E7697

  • #7E7697
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7E7697 is a blue with RGB values 126, 118, 151 and HSL 255°, 14%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7E7697#7E7697
HEX#7E7697
RGBrgb(126, 118, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4627, 0.5922
RGB percentages49.4%, 46.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(254.5, 13.7%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 21.9%, 59.2%)
CMYK16.6%, 21.9%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,287,895
CSS custom property--colour: #7E7697;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#818968

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F7B98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#707A96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#797B81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3Gray · ΔE 19.6Dim grey · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 21Dark grey · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F9776
Analogous#767F97, #8E7697
Triadic#977E76, #76977E
Split complementary#978E76, #7F9776
Tetradic#97767F, #8F9776, #76978E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEAEF
Lighter +30%#D0CDD9
Lighter +20%#B5B0C3
Lighter +10%#9993AD
Darker −10%#655E7C
Darker −20%#4E485F
Darker −30%#363242
Darker −40%#1E1C25
More saturated +25%#6E58B5
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R126
G118
B151
Red126 (49.4%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue254.55°
Saturation (HSL)13.69%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 76 · B 97

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