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Colour

#7F9BBA

  • #7F9BBA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7F9BBA is a blue with RGB values 127, 155, 186 and HSL 212°, 30%, 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

#7F9BBA#7F9BBA
HEX#7F9BBA
RGBrgb(127, 155, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6078, 0.7294
RGB percentages49.8%, 60.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(211.5, 29.9%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 31.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK31.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,362,938
CSS custom property--colour: #7F9BBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#806445

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9CBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8896B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6DA2A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 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 text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.7Slate grey · ΔE 13.3Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Dark grey · ΔE 20.4Sky blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA9E7F
Analogous#7FB8BA, #817FBA
Triadic#BA7F9B, #9BBA7F
Split complementary#BA817F, #B8BA7F
Tetradic#BA7FB8, #BA9E7F, #7FBA81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E9F0
Lighter +20%#C1CFDE
Lighter +10%#A0B5CC
Darker −10%#5E81A8
Darker −20%#4A6889
Darker −30%#384F68
Darker −40%#263647
More saturated +25%#669AD3
Less saturated −25%#989CA1

Channel breakdown

R127
G155
B186
Red127 (49.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue211.53°
Saturation (HSL)29.95%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 9B · B BA

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