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Recognised as Colour

#7F899B

  • #7F899B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7F899B is a blue with RGB values 127, 137, 155 and HSL 219°, 12%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7F899B#7F899B
HEX#7F899B
RGBrgb(127, 137, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5373, 0.6078
RGB percentages49.8%, 53.7%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(218.6, 12.3%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 18.1%, 60.8%)
CMYK18.1%, 11.6%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,358,299
CSS custom property--colour: #7F899B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 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#807664

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#838A9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#81879Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#788D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 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 2.7Slate grey · ΔE 4.7Gray · ΔE 11.3Dark grey · ΔE 16.4Dim grey · ΔE 16.5Cadetblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 2.74, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B917F
Analogous#7F979B, #837F9B
Triadic#9B7F89, #899B7F
Split complementary#9B837F, #979B7F
Tetradic#9B7F97, #9B917F, #7F9B83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F3F4
Lighter +30%#D5D8DE
Lighter +20%#B8BEC8
Lighter +10%#9CA3B1
Darker −10%#656F82
Darker −20%#4F5765
Darker −30%#393E48
Darker −40%#22262C
More saturated +25%#6381B8
Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R127
G137
B155
Red127 (49.8%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue218.57°
Saturation (HSL)12.28%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 89 · B 9B

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