Recognised as Colour

#7E899C

#7E899C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7E899C is a blue with RGB values 126, 137, 156 and HSL 218°, 13%, 55%. 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

#7E899C#7E899C

HEX#7E899C

RGBrgb(126, 137, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5373, 0.6118

RGB percentages49.4%, 53.7%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(218, 13.2%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218, 19.2%, 61.2%)

CMYK19.2%, 12.2%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,292,764

CSS custom property--colour: #7E899C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1

Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#817663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#838A9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#80879Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#778D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 2.6 Slate grey · ΔE 4.7 Gray · ΔE 11.9 Dim grey · ΔE 16.9 Dark grey · ΔE 16.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 2.64, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C917E

Analogous#7E989C, #827E9C

Triadic#9C7E89, #899C7E

Split complementary#9C827E, #989C7E

Tetradic#9C7E98, #9C917E, #7E9C82

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F3F5

Lighter +30%#D5D8DE

Lighter +20%#B8BEC8

Lighter +10%#9BA3B2

Darker −10%#646F83

Darker −20%#4E5766

Darker −30%#383E49

Darker −40%#22262C

More saturated +25%#6281B9

Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R126

G137

B156

Red126 (49.4%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue218°

Saturation (HSL)13.16%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 89 · B 9C

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