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Colour

#7A88DF

  • #7A88DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7A88DF is a blue with RGB values 122, 136, 223 and HSL 232°, 61%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7A88DF#7A88DF
HEX#7A88DF
RGBrgb(122, 136, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5333, 0.8745
RGB percentages47.8%, 53.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(231.7, 61.2%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 45.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK45.3%, 39%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,030,431
CSS custom property--colour: #7A88DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#857720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6892E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F8ADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#569AA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFD17A
Analogous#7ABBDF, #9F7ADF
Triadic#DF7A88, #88DF7A
Split complementary#DF9F7A, #BADF7A
Tetradic#DF7ABA, #DFD17A, #7ADF9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F6FD
Lighter +20%#CCD2F3
Lighter +10%#A3ADE9
Darker −10%#5163D5
Darker −20%#2F44C4
Darker −30%#25369B
Darker −40%#1B2772
More saturated +25%#6579F4
Less saturated −25%#8F97CA

Channel breakdown

R122
G136
B223
Red122 (47.8%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue231.68°
Saturation (HSL)61.21%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 88 · B DF

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