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Recognised as Colour

#7A99DB

  • #7A99DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7A99DB is a blue with RGB values 122, 153, 219 and HSL 221°, 57%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7A99DB#7A99DB
HEX#7A99DB
RGBrgb(122, 153, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6, 0.8588
RGB percentages47.8%, 60%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(220.8, 57.4%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 44.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK44.3%, 30.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,034,779
CSS custom property--colour: #7A99DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#856624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#819EDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7795DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#56A7B0no 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 text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9Light steelblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)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#DBBC7A
Analogous#7AC9DB, #8C7ADB
Triadic#DB7A99, #99DB7A
Split complementary#DB8C7A, #C9DB7A
Tetradic#DB7AC9, #DBBC7A, #7ADB8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F5FC
Lighter +20%#CAD7F1
Lighter +10%#A2B8E6
Darker −10%#527AD0
Darker −20%#335FBC
Darker −30%#284B94
Darker −40%#1D366C
More saturated +25%#6591F0
Less saturated −25%#8FA1C6

Channel breakdown

R122
G153
B219
Red122 (47.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue220.82°
Saturation (HSL)57.4%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 99 · B DB

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