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Recognised as Colour

#7AA2BE

  • #7AA2BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7AA2BE is a blue with RGB values 122, 162, 190 and HSL 205°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7AA2BE#7AA2BE
HEX#7AA2BE
RGBrgb(122, 162, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6353, 0.7451
RGB percentages47.8%, 63.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(204.7, 34.3%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 35.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK35.8%, 14.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,037,054
CSS custom property--colour: #7AA2BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#855D41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A1BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9ABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#63A9ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5Slate grey · ΔE 15.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1Sky blue · ΔE 16.9Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE967A
Analogous#7ABEB8, #7A80BE
Triadic#BE7AA2, #A2BE7A
Split complementary#BE7A80, #BEB87A
Tetradic#B87ABE, #BE967A, #80BE7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1EAF0
Lighter +20%#BFD2DF
Lighter +10%#9CBACF
Darker −10%#588AAD
Darker −20%#456F8D
Darker −30%#34546B
Darker −40%#233949
More saturated +25%#61A6D7
Less saturated −25%#939EA5

Channel breakdown

R122
G162
B190
Red122 (47.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue204.71°
Saturation (HSL)34.34%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G A2 · B BE

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