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Recognised as Colour

#7A98CF

  • #7A98CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7A98CF is a blue with RGB values 122, 152, 207 and HSL 219°, 47%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7A98CF#7A98CF
HEX#7A98CF
RGBrgb(122, 152, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5961, 0.8118
RGB percentages47.8%, 59.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(218.8, 47%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 41.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK41.1%, 26.6%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,034,511
CSS custom property--colour: #7A98CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#856730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#849CD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B94CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5DA4ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.3Slate grey · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFB17A
Analogous#7AC3CF, #867ACF
Triadic#CF7A98, #98CF7A
Split complementary#CF877A, #C3CF7A
Tetradic#CF7AC3, #CFB17A, #7ACF87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEFF8
Lighter +20%#C5D2EA
Lighter +10%#9FB5DD
Darker −10%#557BC1
Darker −20%#3C62A7
Darker −30%#2F4C81
Darker −40%#21365C
More saturated +25%#6391E6
Less saturated −25%#919FB8

Channel breakdown

R122
G152
B207
Red122 (47.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue218.82°
Saturation (HSL)46.96%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 98 · B CF

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