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Recognised as Colour

#7A95CC

  • #7A95CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7A95CC is a blue with RGB values 122, 149, 204 and HSL 220°, 45%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7A95CC#7A95CC
HEX#7A95CC
RGBrgb(122, 149, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5843, 0.8
RGB percentages47.8%, 58.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(220.2, 44.6%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 40.2%, 80%)
CMYK40.2%, 27%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,033,740
CSS custom property--colour: #7A95CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#856A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8299CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7991CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5FA0A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.5Light skyblue · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB17A
Analogous#7ABECC, #887ACC
Triadic#CC7A95, #95CC7A
Split complementary#CC887A, #BECC7A
Tetradic#CC7ABE, #CCB17A, #7ACC88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EDF6
Lighter +20%#C4D0E8
Lighter +10%#9FB2DA
Darker −10%#5578BE
Darker −20%#3E5FA2
Darker −30%#30497D
Darker −40%#223458
More saturated +25%#638DE3
Less saturated −25%#919DB5

Channel breakdown

R122
G149
B204
Red122 (47.8%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue220.24°
Saturation (HSL)44.57%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 95 · B CC

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