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Recognised as Colour

#7F8DB3

  • #7F8DB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7F8DB3 is a blue with RGB values 127, 141, 179 and HSL 224°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7F8DB3#7F8DB3
HEX#7F8DB3
RGBrgb(127, 141, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5529, 0.702
RGB percentages49.8%, 55.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(223.8, 25.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 29.1%, 70.2%)
CMYK29.1%, 21.2%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,359,347
CSS custom property--colour: #7F8DB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#80724C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8190B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8BB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#71949Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.4Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3Gray · ΔE 22.5Dark grey · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3A57F
Analogous#7FA7B3, #8B7FB3
Triadic#B37F8D, #8DB37F
Split complementary#B38B7F, #A7B37F
Tetradic#B37FA7, #B3A57F, #7FB38B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE3EC
Lighter +20%#BFC6D9
Lighter +10%#9FAAC6
Darker −10%#5F71A0
Darker −20%#4C5A80
Darker −30%#394460
Darker −40%#262D40
More saturated +25%#6681CD
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R127
G141
B179
Red127 (49.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue223.85°
Saturation (HSL)25.49%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 8D · B B3

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