Recognised as Colour

#7F8DA3

#7F8DA3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7F8DA3 is a blue with RGB values 127, 141, 163 and HSL 217°, 16%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7F8DA3

RGBrgb(127, 141, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5529, 0.6392

RGB percentages49.8%, 55.3%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(216.7, 16.4%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 22.1%, 63.9%)

CMYK22.1%, 13.5%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,359,331

CSS custom property--colour: #7F8DA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#80725C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868EA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#828AA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#769294no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 3.9 Slate grey · ΔE 6.4 Gray · ΔE 14.1 Dark grey · ΔE 17.3 Dim grey · ΔE 19.2 Steel blue · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 3.85, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3957F

Analogous#7F9FA3, #837FA3

Triadic#A37F8D, #8DA37F

Split complementary#A3837F, #9FA37F

Tetradic#A37F9F, #A3957F, #7FA383

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F7F8

Lighter +30%#D8DCE3

Lighter +20%#BAC2CE

Lighter +10%#9DA7B8

Darker −10%#64738B

Darker −20%#4F5B6D

Darker −30%#394250

Darker −40%#242932

More saturated +25%#6487BF

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R127

G141

B163

Red127 (49.8%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue216.67°

Saturation (HSL)16.36%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G 8D · B A3

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