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Recognised as Colour

#7AA5FA

  • #7AA5FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7AA5FA is a blue with RGB values 122, 165, 250 and HSL 220°, 93%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7AA5FA#7AA5FA
HEX#7AA5FA
RGBrgb(122, 165, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6471, 0.9804
RGB percentages47.8%, 64.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(219.8, 92.8%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 51.2%, 98%)
CMYK51.2%, 34%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,037,882
CSS custom property--colour: #7AA5FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#855A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84ACFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#75A0F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3CB7C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.1Light skyblue · ΔE 29.2Medium purple · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FACF7A
Analogous#7AE5FA, #8F7AFA
Triadic#FA7AA5, #A5FA7A
Split complementary#FA8F7A, #E5FA7A
Tetradic#FA7AE5, #FACF7A, #7AFA8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE8FE
Lighter +10%#ABC6FC
Darker −10%#4984F8
Darker −20%#1862F6
Darker −30%#084CD3
Darker −40%#063AA2
More saturated +25%#75A3FF
Less saturated −25%#8BABE9

Channel breakdown

R122
G165
B250
Red122 (47.8%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue219.84°
Saturation (HSL)92.75%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G A5 · B FA

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