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Colour

#7A88EC

  • #7A88EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7A88EC is a blue with RGB values 122, 136, 236 and HSL 233°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7A88EC#7A88EC
HEX#7A88EC
RGBrgb(122, 136, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5333, 0.9255
RGB percentages47.8%, 53.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(232.6, 75%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.6, 48.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK48.3%, 42.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,030,444
CSS custom property--colour: #7A88EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#857713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6095F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#568BEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4E9DAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 16.3Royal blue · ΔE 18.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDE7A
Analogous#7AC1EC, #A57AEC
Triadic#EC7A88, #88EC7A
Split complementary#ECA57A, #C1EC7A
Tetradic#EC7AC1, #ECDE7A, #7AECA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3D8F9
Lighter +10%#A7B0F2
Darker −10%#4D60E6
Darker −20%#2138DF
Darker −30%#1A2DB3
Darker −40%#132187
More saturated +25%#677AFF
Less saturated −25%#8D96D9

Channel breakdown

R122
G136
B236
Red122 (47.8%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue232.63°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 88 · B EC

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