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Colour

#7A96BA

  • #7A96BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7A96BA is a blue with RGB values 122, 150, 186 and HSL 214°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7A96BA#7A96BA
HEX#7A96BA
RGBrgb(122, 150, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5882, 0.7294
RGB percentages47.8%, 58.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(213.8, 31.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 34.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK34.4%, 19.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,033,978
CSS custom property--colour: #7A96BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#856945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8997BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8291B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#669EA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 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 text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22Sky blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA9E7A
Analogous#7AB6BA, #7E7ABA
Triadic#BA7A96, #96BA7A
Split complementary#BA7E7A, #B6BA7A
Tetradic#BA7AB6, #BA9E7A, #7ABA7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE6EE
Lighter +20%#BDCBDD
Lighter +10%#9CB1CB
Darker −10%#587BA9
Darker −20%#466388
Darker −30%#354A66
Darker −40%#243244
More saturated +25%#6193D3
Less saturated −25%#9399A1

Channel breakdown

R122
G150
B186
Red122 (47.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue213.75°
Saturation (HSL)31.68%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 96 · B BA

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