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Recognised as Colour

#7A83BA

  • #7A83BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7A83BA is a blue with RGB values 122, 131, 186 and HSL 232°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7A83BA#7A83BA
HEX#7A83BA
RGBrgb(122, 131, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5137, 0.7294
RGB percentages47.8%, 51.4%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(231.6, 31.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 34.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK34.4%, 29.6%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,029,114
CSS custom property--colour: #7A83BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#857C45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7289BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E84B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#688E96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 23Light steelblue · ΔE 29.1Plum · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAB17A
Analogous#7AA3BA, #917ABA
Triadic#BA7A83, #83BA7A
Split complementary#BA917A, #A3BA7A
Tetradic#BA7AA3, #BAB17A, #7ABA91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE1EE
Lighter +20%#BDC2DD
Lighter +10%#9CA2CB
Darker −10%#5864A9
Darker −20%#465088
Darker −30%#353C66
Darker −40%#242844
More saturated +25%#6171D3
Less saturated −25%#9395A1

Channel breakdown

R122
G131
B186
Red122 (47.8%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue231.56°
Saturation (HSL)31.68%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 83 · B BA

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