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Recognised as Colour

#7A93BB

  • #7A93BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7A93BB is a blue with RGB values 122, 147, 187 and HSL 217°, 32%, 61%. 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

#7A93BB#7A93BB
HEX#7A93BB
RGBrgb(122, 147, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5765, 0.7333
RGB percentages47.8%, 57.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(216.9, 32.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 34.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK34.8%, 21.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,033,211
CSS custom property--colour: #7A93BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#856C44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8595BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E8FBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#669BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7Light slate grey · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 15.4Light steelblue · ΔE 20Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2Gray · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA27A
Analogous#7AB3BB, #817ABB
Triadic#BB7A93, #93BB7A
Split complementary#BB817A, #B3BB7A
Tetradic#BB7AB3, #BBA27A, #7ABB81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE5EF
Lighter +20%#BDCADE
Lighter +10%#9CAECC
Darker −10%#5878AA
Darker −20%#466089
Darker −30%#354867
Darker −40%#243145
More saturated +25%#618DD4
Less saturated −25%#9399A2

Channel breakdown

R122
G147
B187
Red122 (47.8%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue216.92°
Saturation (HSL)32.34%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 93 · B BB

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