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Recognised as Colour

#7A8FE7

  • #7A8FE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7A8FE7 is a blue with RGB values 122, 143, 231 and HSL 228°, 69%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7A8FE7#7A8FE7
HEX#7A8FE7
RGBrgb(122, 143, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5608, 0.9059
RGB percentages47.8%, 56.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(228.4, 69.4%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.4, 47.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK47.2%, 38.1%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,032,231
CSS custom property--colour: #7A8FE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#857018

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E99EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6390E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#50A1B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7D27A
Analogous#7AC6E7, #9B7AE7
Triadic#E77A8F, #8FE77A
Split complementary#E79C7A, #C5E77A
Tetradic#E77AC6, #E7D27A, #7AE79B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFE
Lighter +20%#D0D8F7
Lighter +10%#A5B3EF
Darker −10%#4F6BDF
Darker −20%#2648D5
Darker −30%#1F39A9
Darker −40%#172B7E
More saturated +25%#6683FB
Less saturated −25%#8E9BD3

Channel breakdown

R122
G143
B231
Red122 (47.8%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue228.44°
Saturation (HSL)69.43%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 8F · B E7

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