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Recognised as Colour

#7E869C

  • #7E869C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7E869C is a blue with RGB values 126, 134, 156 and HSL 224°, 13%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7E869C#7E869C
HEX#7E869C
RGBrgb(126, 134, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5255, 0.6118
RGB percentages49.4%, 52.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(224, 13.2%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 19.2%, 61.2%)
CMYK19.2%, 14.1%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,291,996
CSS custom property--colour: #7E869C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#817963

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80889Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D859Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#778A8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 4.5Slate grey · ΔE 5.6Gray · ΔE 13.1Dim grey · ΔE 17.3Dark grey · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.47, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C947E
Analogous#7E959C, #857E9C
Triadic#9C7E86, #869C7E
Split complementary#9C857E, #959C7E
Tetradic#9C7E95, #9C947E, #7E9C85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F2F5
Lighter +30%#D5D7DE
Lighter +20%#B8BCC8
Lighter +10%#9BA1B2
Darker −10%#646C83
Darker −20%#4E5466
Darker −30%#383D49
Darker −40%#22252C
More saturated +25%#6279B9
Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R126
G134
B156
Red126 (49.4%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue224°
Saturation (HSL)13.16%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 86 · B 9C

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