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Colour

#7A9BE1

  • #7A9BE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7A9BE1 is a blue with RGB values 122, 155, 225 and HSL 221°, 63%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7A9BE1#7A9BE1
HEX#7A9BE1
RGBrgb(122, 155, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6078, 0.8824
RGB percentages47.8%, 60.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(220.8, 63.2%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 45.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK45.8%, 31.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,035,297
CSS custom property--colour: #7A9BE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#85641E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A1E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7697DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#52AAB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Light skyblue · ΔE 25.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.3Light steelblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1C07A
Analogous#7ACFE1, #8D7AE1
Triadic#E17A9B, #9BE17A
Split complementary#E18D7A, #CEE17A
Tetradic#E17ACE, #E1C07A, #7AE18D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FD
Lighter +20%#CDDAF4
Lighter +10%#A4BAEA
Darker −10%#507CD8
Darker −20%#2D5FC8
Darker −30%#244B9E
Darker −40%#1A3775
More saturated +25%#6694F5
Less saturated −25%#8EA2CD

Channel breakdown

R122
G155
B225
Red122 (47.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue220.78°
Saturation (HSL)63.19%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 9B · B E1

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