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Recognised as Colour

#7E7A98

  • #7E7A98
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7E7A98 is a blue with RGB values 126, 122, 152 and HSL 248°, 13%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7E7A98#7E7A98
HEX#7E7A98
RGBrgb(126, 122, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4784, 0.5961
RGB percentages49.4%, 47.8%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(248, 12.7%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248, 19.7%, 59.6%)
CMYK17.1%, 19.7%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,288,920
CSS custom property--colour: #7E7A98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#818567

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#737E99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#737D97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#797F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.3Light slate grey · ΔE 11.7Gray · ΔE 17.5Dim grey · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Dark grey · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94987A
Analogous#7A8598, #8D7A98
Triadic#987E7A, #7A987E
Split complementary#988D7A, #85987A
Tetradic#987A85, #94987A, #7A988D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEDF1
Lighter +30%#D2D0DB
Lighter +20%#B6B3C5
Lighter +10%#9A97AE
Darker −10%#65617E
Darker −20%#4E4B61
Darker −30%#373544
Darker −40%#201F27
More saturated +25%#685DB5
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R126
G122
B152
Red126 (49.4%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue248°
Saturation (HSL)12.71%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 7A · B 98

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