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Colour

#7AA6E0

  • #7AA6E0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7AA6E0 is a blue with RGB values 122, 166, 224 and HSL 214°, 62%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7AA6E0#7AA6E0
HEX#7AA6E0
RGBrgb(122, 166, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.651, 0.8784
RGB percentages47.8%, 65.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(214.1, 62.2%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 45.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK45.5%, 25.9%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,038,112
CSS custom property--colour: #7AA6E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#85591F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A9E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#849FDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#51B3BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.8Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Sky blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0B47A
Analogous#7AD9E0, #817AE0
Triadic#E07AA6, #A6E07A
Split complementary#E0817A, #D9E07A
Tetradic#E07AD9, #E0B47A, #7AE081

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F9FD
Lighter +20%#CDDDF3
Lighter +10%#A3C2EA
Darker −10%#518AD6
Darker −20%#2E70C6
Darker −30%#24589D
Darker −40%#1B4173
More saturated +25%#66A3F4
Less saturated −25%#8FA9CC

Channel breakdown

R122
G166
B224
Red122 (47.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue214.12°
Saturation (HSL)62.2%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G A6 · B E0

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