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Recognised as Colour

#7A90BA

  • #7A90BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7A90BA is a blue with RGB values 122, 144, 186 and HSL 219°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7A90BA#7A90BA
HEX#7A90BA
RGBrgb(122, 144, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5647, 0.7294
RGB percentages47.8%, 56.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(219.4, 31.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 34.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK34.4%, 22.6%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,032,442
CSS custom property--colour: #7A90BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#856F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8293BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B8DB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#67999Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14.6Slate grey · ΔE 16.1Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Gray · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA47A
Analogous#7AB0BA, #847ABA
Triadic#BA7A90, #90BA7A
Split complementary#BA847A, #B0BA7A
Tetradic#BA7AB0, #BAA47A, #7ABA84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE4EE
Lighter +20%#BDC8DD
Lighter +10%#9CACCB
Darker −10%#5874A9
Darker −20%#465D88
Darker −30%#354666
Darker −40%#242F44
More saturated +25%#6188D3
Less saturated −25%#9398A1

Channel breakdown

R122
G144
B186
Red122 (47.8%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue219.38°
Saturation (HSL)31.68%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 90 · B BA

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