Colour

#7F8598

#7F8598
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7F8598 is a blue with RGB values 127, 133, 152 and HSL 226°, 11%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7F8598

RGBrgb(127, 133, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5216, 0.5961

RGB percentages49.8%, 52.2%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(225.6, 10.8%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 16.4%, 59.6%)

CMYK16.4%, 12.5%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,357,272

CSS custom property--colour: #7F8598;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#807A67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#808699no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E8498no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#79888Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 4.2 Slate grey · ΔE 4.9 Gray · ΔE 11.2 Dim grey · ΔE 15.8 Dark grey · ΔE 17.5 Steel blue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.18, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98927F

Analogous#7F9298, #867F98

Triadic#987F85, #85987F

Split complementary#98867F, #92987F

Tetradic#987F92, #98927F, #7F9886

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F1F3

Lighter +30%#D4D6DC

Lighter +20%#B8BBC5

Lighter +10%#9BA0AF

Darker −10%#666C7E

Darker −20%#4F5462

Darker −30%#383B46

Darker −40%#21232A

More saturated +25%#6276B5

Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R127

G133

B152

Red127 (49.8%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue225.6°

Saturation (HSL)10.82%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G 85 · B 98

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