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Colour

#7E8DB3

  • #7E8DB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7E8DB3 is a blue with RGB values 126, 141, 179 and HSL 223°, 26%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7E8DB3#7E8DB3
HEX#7E8DB3
RGBrgb(126, 141, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5529, 0.702
RGB percentages49.4%, 55.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(223, 25.9%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 29.6%, 70.2%)
CMYK29.6%, 21.2%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,293,811
CSS custom property--colour: #7E8DB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#81724C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8190B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C8BB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#70949Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.4Slate grey · ΔE 13.8Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3Gray · ΔE 22.6Dark grey · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3A47E
Analogous#7EA7B3, #8A7EB3
Triadic#B37E8D, #8DB37E
Split complementary#B38A7E, #A7B37E
Tetradic#B37EA7, #B3A47E, #7EB38A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#DEE2EC
Lighter +20%#BEC6D9
Lighter +10%#9EA9C6
Darker −10%#5E71A0
Darker −20%#4B5A80
Darker −30%#384360
Darker −40%#252D40
More saturated +25%#6482CD
Less saturated −25%#989899

Channel breakdown

R126
G141
B179
Red126 (49.4%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue223.02°
Saturation (HSL)25.85%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 8D · B B3

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