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Recognised as Colour

#7A98DA

  • #7A98DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7A98DA is a blue with RGB values 122, 152, 218 and HSL 221°, 56%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7A98DA#7A98DA
HEX#7A98DA
RGBrgb(122, 152, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5961, 0.8549
RGB percentages47.8%, 59.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(221.3, 56.5%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 44%, 85.5%)
CMYK44%, 30.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,034,522
CSS custom property--colour: #7A98DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#856725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#809DDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7695D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#57A6AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 25.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9Light steelblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DABC7A
Analogous#7AC8DA, #8C7ADA
Triadic#DA7A98, #98DA7A
Split complementary#DA8C7A, #C8DA7A
Tetradic#DA7AC8, #DABC7A, #7ADA8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F5FB
Lighter +20%#CAD6F0
Lighter +10%#A2B7E5
Darker −10%#5279CF
Darker −20%#345EBA
Darker −30%#294A92
Darker −40%#1E366A
More saturated +25%#6590EF
Less saturated −25%#8FA0C5

Channel breakdown

R122
G152
B218
Red122 (47.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue221.25°
Saturation (HSL)56.47%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 98 · B DA

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