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Colour

#7AA9FF

  • #7AA9FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7AA9FF is a blue with RGB values 122, 169, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7AA9FF#7AA9FF
HEX#7AA9FF
RGBrgb(122, 169, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6627, 1
RGB percentages47.8%, 66.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.8, 100%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 52.2%, 100%)
CMYK52.2%, 33.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,038,911
CSS custom property--colour: #7AA9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#855600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#35BCC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.3Light skyblue · ΔE 28.6Medium purple · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD07A
Analogous#7AECFF, #8E7AFF
Triadic#FF7AA9, #A9FF7A
Split complementary#FF8E7A, #ECFF7A
Tetradic#FF7AEC, #FFD07A, #7AFF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EBFF
Lighter +10%#ADCAFF
Darker −10%#4788FF
Darker −20%#1467FF
Darker −30%#004FE0
Darker −40%#003DAD
More saturated +25%#7AA9FF
Less saturated −25%#8BAEEE

Channel breakdown

R122
G169
B255
Red122 (47.8%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G A9 · B FF

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