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Recognised as Colour

#7A8ECB

  • #7A8ECB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7A8ECB is a blue with RGB values 122, 142, 203 and HSL 225°, 44%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7A8ECB#7A8ECB
HEX#7A8ECB
RGBrgb(122, 142, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5569, 0.7961
RGB percentages47.8%, 55.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(225.2, 43.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 39.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK39.9%, 30%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,031,947
CSS custom property--colour: #7A8ECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 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#8E8E8E
Inverted#857134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7994CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#728DCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#609AA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 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

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Light steelblue · ΔE 28.1Light skyblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB77A
Analogous#7AB6CB, #8F7ACB
Triadic#CB7A8E, #8ECB7A
Split complementary#CB8E7A, #B7CB7A
Tetradic#CB7AB6, #CBB77A, #7ACB8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EBF6
Lighter +20%#C3CCE8
Lighter +10%#9FADD9
Darker −10%#556FBD
Darker −20%#3F57A0
Darker −30%#30437C
Darker −40%#222F57
More saturated +25%#6382E2
Less saturated −25%#919AB4

Channel breakdown

R122
G142
B203
Red122 (47.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue225.19°
Saturation (HSL)43.78%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 8E · B CB

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