Colour

#7E879F

#7E879F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7E879F is a blue with RGB values 126, 135, 159 and HSL 224°, 15%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7E879F#7E879F

HEX#7E879F

RGBrgb(126, 135, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5294, 0.6235

RGB percentages49.4%, 52.9%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(223.6, 14.7%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 20.8%, 62.4%)

CMYK20.8%, 15.1%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,292,255

CSS custom property--colour: #7E879F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#817860

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8089A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D869Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#768C8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.1 Slate grey · ΔE 6.4 Gray · ΔE 14.3 Dim grey · ΔE 18.4 Dark grey · ΔE 19 Steel blue · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.13, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F967E

Analogous#7E989F, #867E9F

Triadic#9F7E87, #879F7E

Split complementary#9F867E, #989F7E

Tetradic#9F7E98, #9F967E, #7E9F86

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F4F6

Lighter +30%#D6D9E0

Lighter +20%#B8BDCB

Lighter +10%#9BA2B5

Darker −10%#646D86

Darker −20%#4E5569

Darker −30%#383E4C

Darker −40%#23262E

More saturated +25%#627ABB

Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R126

G135

B159

Red126 (49.4%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue223.64°

Saturation (HSL)14.67%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 87 · B 9F

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