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Recognised as Colour

#7A91CA

  • #7A91CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7A91CA is a blue with RGB values 122, 145, 202 and HSL 223°, 43%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7A91CA#7A91CA
HEX#7A91CA
RGBrgb(122, 145, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5686, 0.7922
RGB percentages47.8%, 56.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(222.8, 43%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 39.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK39.6%, 28.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,032,714
CSS custom property--colour: #7A91CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#856E35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D96CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#768FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#609DA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23Slate grey · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 25.7Light skyblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB37A
Analogous#7AB9CA, #8B7ACA
Triadic#CA7A91, #91CA7A
Split complementary#CA8B7A, #B9CA7A
Tetradic#CA7AB9, #CAB37A, #7ACA8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7EBF6
Lighter +20%#C3CDE7
Lighter +10%#9EAFD9
Darker −10%#5673BB
Darker −20%#3F5B9F
Darker −30%#31467A
Darker −40%#223156
More saturated +25%#6387E1
Less saturated −25%#919BB3

Channel breakdown

R122
G145
B202
Red122 (47.8%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue222.75°
Saturation (HSL)43.01%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 91 · B CA

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