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Recognised as Colour

#7AB1EF

  • #7AB1EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7AB1EF is a blue with RGB values 122, 177, 239 and HSL 212°, 79%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7AB1EF#7AB1EF
HEX#7AB1EF
RGBrgb(122, 177, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.6941, 0.9373
RGB percentages47.8%, 69.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(211.8, 78.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.8, 49%, 93.7%)
CMYK49%, 25.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,040,943
CSS custom property--colour: #7AB1EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#854E10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98B4F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA8EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#43BFC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 19Sky blue · ΔE 22Light steelblue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFB87A
Analogous#7AEBEF, #7E7AEF
Triadic#EF7AB1, #B1EF7A
Split complementary#EF7E7A, #EBEF7A
Tetradic#EF7AEB, #EFB87A, #7AEF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E6FA
Lighter +10%#A8CCF4
Darker −10%#4C96EA
Darker −20%#1F7CE4
Darker −30%#1663BA
Darker −40%#114B8C
More saturated +25%#6AB0FF
Less saturated −25%#8DB2DC

Channel breakdown

R122
G177
B239
Red122 (47.8%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue211.79°
Saturation (HSL)78.52%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G B1 · B EF

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