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Recognised as Colour

#7F7B8F

  • #7F7B8F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7F7B8F is a blue with RGB values 127, 123, 143 and HSL 252°, 8%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7F7B8F#7F7B8F
HEX#7F7B8F
RGBrgb(127, 123, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.4824, 0.5608
RGB percentages49.8%, 48.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(252, 8.2%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 14%, 56.1%)
CMYK11.2%, 14%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,354,703
CSS custom property--colour: #7F7B8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#808470

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#777E90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#777D8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7C7E82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 7.8Light slate grey · ΔE 8.6Gray · ΔE 11.8Dim grey · ΔE 14.3Dark grey · ΔE 20.4Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B8F7B
Analogous#7B818F, #897B8F
Triadic#8F7F7B, #7B8F7F
Split complementary#8F897B, #818F7B
Tetradic#8F7B81, #8B8F7B, #7B8F89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE9ED
Lighter +30%#CFCED5
Lighter +20%#B5B2BE
Lighter +10%#9A97A6
Darker −10%#666374
Darker −20%#4E4B59
Darker −30%#36343D
Darker −40%#1D1C22
More saturated +25%#6D5DAE
Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R127
G123
B143
Red127 (49.8%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)8.2%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 7B · B 8F

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