Colour

#7A8EFF

#7A8EFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#7A8EFF is a blue with RGB values 122, 142, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#7A8EFF#7A8EFF

HEX#7A8EFF

RGBrgb(122, 142, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5569, 1

RGB percentages47.8%, 55.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(231, 100%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231, 52.2%, 100%)

CMYK52.2%, 44.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,031,999

CSS custom property--colour: #7A8EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1

Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#857100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D9CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E91FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#3CA7BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.7 Royal blue · ΔE 16.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17 Medium purple · ΔE 17.3 Slate blue · ΔE 21 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFEB7A

Analogous#7AD1FF, #A87AFF

Triadic#FF7A8E, #8EFF7A

Split complementary#FFA87A, #D1FF7A

Tetradic#FF7AD1, #FFEB7A, #7AFFA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E0E5FF

Lighter +10%#ADB9FF

Darker −10%#4763FF

Darker −20%#1437FF

Darker −30%#0022E0

Darker −40%#001AAD

More saturated +25%#7A8EFF

Less saturated −25%#8B9AEE

Channel breakdown

R122

G142

B255

Red122 (47.8%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue230.98°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7A · G 8E · B FF

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Colour values

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