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Recognised as Colour

#7AAFDB

  • #7AAFDB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7AAFDB is a blue with RGB values 122, 175, 219 and HSL 207°, 57%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7AAFDB#7AAFDB
HEX#7AAFDB
RGBrgb(122, 175, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6863, 0.8588
RGB percentages47.8%, 68.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(207.2, 57.4%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 44.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK44.3%, 20.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,040,411
CSS custom property--colour: #7AAFDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#855024

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DAFDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A5DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#52BABEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11.5Sky blue · ΔE 14.7Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBA67A
Analogous#7ADBD6, #7A7FDB
Triadic#DB7AAF, #AFDB7A
Split complementary#DB7A7F, #DBD77A
Tetradic#D67ADB, #DBA67A, #7EDB7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F7FC
Lighter +20%#CADFF1
Lighter +10%#A2C7E6
Darker −10%#5297D0
Darker −20%#337EBC
Darker −30%#286394
Darker −40%#1D486C
More saturated +25%#65B1F0
Less saturated −25%#8FADC6

Channel breakdown

R122
G175
B219
Red122 (47.8%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue207.22°
Saturation (HSL)57.4%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G AF · B DB

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