Colour

#7E8996

#7E8996
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7E8996 is a blue with RGB values 126, 137, 150 and HSL 213°, 10%, 54%. 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

#7E8996#7E8996

HEX#7E8996

RGBrgb(126, 137, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5373, 0.5882

RGB percentages49.4%, 53.7%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(212.5, 10.3%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.5, 16%, 58.8%)

CMYK16%, 8.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,292,758

CSS custom property--colour: #7E8996;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24529WCAG 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 5.91:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#817669

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#848997no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#828796no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#788C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 3.1 Slate grey · ΔE 4.5 Gray · ΔE 8.9 Dim grey · ΔE 14.8 Dark grey · ΔE 15.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 3.1, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#968B7E

Analogous#7E9596, #7F7E96

Triadic#967E89, #89967E

Split complementary#967F7E, #95967E

Tetradic#967E95, #968B7E, #7E967F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEF0F2

Lighter +30%#D2D6DB

Lighter +20%#B6BCC4

Lighter +10%#9AA3AD

Darker −10%#65707C

Darker −20%#4E5660

Darker −30%#373D44

Darker −40%#202428

More saturated +25%#6187B3

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R126

G137

B150

Red126 (49.4%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue212.5°

Saturation (HSL)10.26%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 89 · B 96

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#7E8996

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else