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Colour

#7F9BB8

  • #7F9BB8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7F9BB8 is a blue with RGB values 127, 155, 184 and HSL 211°, 29%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7F9BB8#7F9BB8
HEX#7F9BB8
RGBrgb(127, 155, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6078, 0.7216
RGB percentages49.8%, 60.8%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(210.5, 28.6%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 31%, 72.2%)
CMYK31%, 15.8%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,362,936
CSS custom property--colour: #7F9BB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#806447

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#909BB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8995B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6EA2A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.9Slate grey · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Dark grey · ΔE 19.5Cadetblue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B89C7F
Analogous#7FB7B8, #807FB8
Triadic#B87F9B, #9BB87F
Split complementary#B8807F, #B8B87F
Tetradic#B87FB7, #B89C7F, #7FB880

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E8EF
Lighter +20%#C1CEDC
Lighter +10%#A0B5CA
Darker −10%#5E81A6
Darker −20%#4B6886
Darker −30%#384F66
Darker −40%#263545
More saturated +25%#669BD1
Less saturated −25%#989B9F

Channel breakdown

R127
G155
B184
Red127 (49.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue210.53°
Saturation (HSL)28.64%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 9B · B B8

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