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Recognised as Colour

#7A9ADC

  • #7A9ADC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7A9ADC is a blue with RGB values 122, 154, 220 and HSL 220°, 58%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7A9ADC#7A9ADC
HEX#7A9ADC
RGBrgb(122, 154, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6039, 0.8627
RGB percentages47.8%, 60.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(220.4, 58.3%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 44.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK44.5%, 30%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,035,036
CSS custom property--colour: #7A9ADC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#856523

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#829FDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7896DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#55A8B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.8Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Light steelblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCBC7A
Analogous#7ACBDC, #8B7ADC
Triadic#DC7A9A, #9ADC7A
Split complementary#DC8B7A, #CBDC7A
Tetradic#DC7ACB, #DCBC7A, #7ADC8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F6FC
Lighter +20%#CBD7F1
Lighter +10%#A2B9E7
Darker −10%#527BD1
Darker −20%#3260BE
Darker −30%#274B96
Darker −40%#1D376D
More saturated +25%#6593F1
Less saturated −25%#8FA1C7

Channel breakdown

R122
G154
B220
Red122 (47.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue220.41°
Saturation (HSL)58.33%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 9A · B DC

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