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Recognised as Colour

#7AA0ED

  • #7AA0ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7AA0ED is a blue with RGB values 122, 160, 237 and HSL 220°, 76%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7AA0ED#7AA0ED
HEX#7AA0ED
RGBrgb(122, 160, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6275, 0.9294
RGB percentages47.8%, 62.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(220.2, 76.2%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 48.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK48.5%, 32.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,036,589
CSS custom property--colour: #7AA0ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#855F12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83A6F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#769CEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#49B1BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.2Light skyblue · ΔE 27Light steelblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDC77A
Analogous#7ADAED, #8D7AED
Triadic#ED7AA0, #A0ED7A
Split complementary#ED8D7A, #DAED7A
Tetradic#ED7ADA, #EDC77A, #7AED8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D4E0F9
Lighter +10%#A7C0F3
Darker −10%#4D80E7
Darker −20%#2060E1
Darker −30%#194CB5
Darker −40%#123989
More saturated +25%#689AFF
Less saturated −25%#8DA6DA

Channel breakdown

R122
G160
B237
Red122 (47.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue220.17°
Saturation (HSL)76.16%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G A0 · B ED

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