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Colour

#7AAECB

  • #7AAECB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7AAECB is a blue with RGB values 122, 174, 203 and HSL 201°, 44%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7AAECB#7AAECB
HEX#7AAECB
RGBrgb(122, 174, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6824, 0.7961
RGB percentages47.8%, 68.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(201.5, 43.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 39.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK39.9%, 14.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,040,139
CSS custom property--colour: #7AAECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#855134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0ACCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A3CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#5BB6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.9Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Light skyblue · ΔE 14Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Light blue · ΔE 17.6Cadetblue · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB977A
Analogous#7ACBC0, #7A85CB
Triadic#CB7AAE, #AECB7A
Split complementary#CB7A85, #CBBF7A
Tetradic#C07ACB, #CB977A, #86CB7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F1F6
Lighter +20%#C3DBE8
Lighter +10%#9FC4D9
Darker −10%#5598BD
Darker −20%#3F7DA0
Darker −30%#30617C
Darker −40%#224457
More saturated +25%#63B5E2
Less saturated −25%#91A7B4

Channel breakdown

R122
G174
B203
Red122 (47.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue201.48°
Saturation (HSL)43.78%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G AE · B CB

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