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Recognised as Colour

#7A8DDA

  • #7A8DDA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7A8DDA is a blue with RGB values 122, 141, 218 and HSL 228°, 56%, 67%. 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

#7A8DDA#7A8DDA
HEX#7A8DDA
RGBrgb(122, 141, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5529, 0.8549
RGB percentages47.8%, 55.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(228.1, 56.5%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.1, 44%, 85.5%)
CMYK44%, 35.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,031,706
CSS custom property--colour: #7A8DDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#857225

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7195DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#698DD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#589DA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.8Steel blue · ΔE 21Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 29.8Plum · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC77A
Analogous#7ABDDA, #977ADA
Triadic#DA7A8D, #8DDA7A
Split complementary#DA977A, #BDDA7A
Tetradic#DA7ABD, #DAC77A, #7ADA97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F4FB
Lighter +20%#CAD1F0
Lighter +10%#A2AFE5
Darker −10%#526BCF
Darker −20%#344EBA
Darker −30%#293E92
Darker −40%#1E2D6A
More saturated +25%#6580EF
Less saturated −25%#8F9AC5

Channel breakdown

R122
G141
B218
Red122 (47.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue228.12°
Saturation (HSL)56.47%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 8D · B DA

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