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Colour

#7A9EEB

  • #7A9EEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7A9EEB is a blue with RGB values 122, 158, 235 and HSL 221°, 74%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7A9EEB#7A9EEB
HEX#7A9EEB
RGBrgb(122, 158, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6196, 0.9216
RGB percentages47.8%, 62%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(220.9, 73.9%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 48.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK48.1%, 32.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,036,075
CSS custom property--colour: #7A9EEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#856114

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A4EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#759AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#4BAEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.6Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.9Light skyblue · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBC77A
Analogous#7AD7EB, #8E7AEB
Triadic#EB7A9E, #9EEB7A
Split complementary#EB8E7A, #D7EB7A
Tetradic#EB7AD7, #EBC77A, #7AEB8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3DFF8
Lighter +10%#A6BEF2
Darker −10%#4E7EE4
Darker −20%#215DDE
Darker −30%#1B4BB1
Darker −40%#143885
More saturated +25%#6797FE
Less saturated −25%#8DA5D8

Channel breakdown

R122
G158
B235
Red122 (47.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue220.88°
Saturation (HSL)73.86%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 9E · B EB

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