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Colour

#7A9CE3

  • #7A9CE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7A9CE3 is a blue with RGB values 122, 156, 227 and HSL 221°, 65%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7A9CE3#7A9CE3
HEX#7A9CE3
RGBrgb(122, 156, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6118, 0.8902
RGB percentages47.8%, 61.2%, 89%
HSLhsl(220.6, 65.2%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 46.3%, 89%)
CMYK46.3%, 31.3%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,035,555
CSS custom property--colour: #7A9CE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#85631C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82A2E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7698E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#51ABB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.3Steel blue · ΔE 18Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3C17A
Analogous#7AD1E3, #8C7AE3
Triadic#E37A9C, #9CE37A
Split complementary#E38C7A, #D1E37A
Tetradic#E37AD1, #E3C17A, #7AE38D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FAFE
Lighter +20%#CEDBF5
Lighter +10%#A4BBEC
Darker −10%#507DDA
Darker −20%#2B5FCC
Darker −30%#224BA2
Darker −40%#193878
More saturated +25%#6695F7
Less saturated −25%#8EA3CF

Channel breakdown

R122
G156
B227
Red122 (47.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue220.57°
Saturation (HSL)65.22%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 9C · B E3

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