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Recognised as Colour

#7E889F

  • #7E889F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7E889F is a blue with RGB values 126, 136, 159 and HSL 222°, 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

#7E889F#7E889F
HEX#7E889F
RGBrgb(126, 136, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5333, 0.6235
RGB percentages49.4%, 53.3%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(221.8, 14.7%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 20.8%, 62.4%)
CMYK20.8%, 14.5%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,292,511
CSS custom property--colour: #7E889F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#817760

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8189A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E879Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#768C8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 4.5Slate grey · ΔE 6Gray · ΔE 13.9Dim grey · ΔE 18.2Dark grey · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.46, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F957E
Analogous#7E989F, #857E9F
Triadic#9F7E88, #889F7E
Split complementary#9F857E, #989F7E
Tetradic#9F7E98, #9F957E, #7E9F85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F4F6
Lighter +30%#D6D9E0
Lighter +20%#B8BECB
Lighter +10%#9BA3B5
Darker −10%#646E86
Darker −20%#4E5669
Darker −30%#383E4C
Darker −40%#23262E
More saturated +25%#627DBB
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R126
G136
B159
Red126 (49.4%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue221.82°
Saturation (HSL)14.67%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 88 · B 9F

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