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Recognised as Colour

#7AA4D9

  • #7AA4D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7AA4D9 is a blue with RGB values 122, 164, 217 and HSL 213°, 56%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7AA4D9#7AA4D9
HEX#7AA4D9
RGBrgb(122, 164, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6431, 0.851
RGB percentages47.8%, 64.3%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(213.5, 55.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 43.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK43.8%, 24.4%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,037,593
CSS custom property--colour: #7AA4D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#855B26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A6DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#859DD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#55B0B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17.3Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Sky blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9AF7A
Analogous#7AD4D9, #7F7AD9
Triadic#D97AA4, #A4D97A
Split complementary#D97F7A, #D3D97A
Tetradic#D97AD4, #D9AF7A, #7AD97F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F5FB
Lighter +20%#C9DAF0
Lighter +10%#A2BFE4
Darker −10%#5289CE
Darker −20%#356FB8
Darker −30%#295791
Darker −40%#1E3F69
More saturated +25%#65A2EE
Less saturated −25%#8FA6C4

Channel breakdown

R122
G164
B217
Red122 (47.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue213.47°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G A4 · B D9

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