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Recognised as Colour

#7F89BB

  • #7F89BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7F89BB is a blue with RGB values 127, 137, 187 and HSL 230°, 31%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7F89BB#7F89BB
HEX#7F89BB
RGBrgb(127, 137, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5373, 0.7333
RGB percentages49.8%, 53.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(230, 30.6%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 32.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK32.1%, 26.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,358,331
CSS custom property--colour: #7F89BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#807644

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A8EBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7689BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#6F929Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25.6Gray · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBB17F
Analogous#7FA7BB, #937FBB
Triadic#BB7F89, #89BB7F
Split complementary#BB937F, #A7BB7F
Tetradic#BB7FA7, #BBB17F, #7FBB93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E5F0
Lighter +20%#C2C6DE
Lighter +10%#A0A8CD
Darker −10%#5E6AA9
Darker −20%#4A548A
Darker −30%#384069
Darker −40%#262C48
More saturated +25%#6779D3
Less saturated −25%#9899A3

Channel breakdown

R127
G137
B187
Red127 (49.8%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 89 · B BB

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