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Recognised as Colour

#7A8EBB

  • #7A8EBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7A8EBB is a blue with RGB values 122, 142, 187 and HSL 222°, 32%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7A8EBB#7A8EBB
HEX#7A8EBB
RGBrgb(122, 142, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5569, 0.7333
RGB percentages47.8%, 55.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(221.5, 32.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 34.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK34.8%, 24.1%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,031,931
CSS custom property--colour: #7A8EBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 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#8D8D8D
Inverted#857144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F91BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#798BBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#67979Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 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

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Light skyblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA77A
Analogous#7AAEBB, #877ABB
Triadic#BB7A8E, #8EBB7A
Split complementary#BB877A, #AEBB7A
Tetradic#BB7AAE, #BBA77A, #7ABB87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE4EF
Lighter +20%#BDC7DE
Lighter +10%#9CABCC
Darker −10%#5871AA
Darker −20%#465B89
Darker −30%#354467
Darker −40%#242E45
More saturated +25%#6184D4
Less saturated −25%#9398A2

Channel breakdown

R122
G142
B187
Red122 (47.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)32.34%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 8E · B BB

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