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Colour

#7AB5EC

  • #7AB5EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7AB5EC is a blue with RGB values 122, 181, 236 and HSL 209°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7AB5EC#7AB5EC
HEX#7AB5EC
RGBrgb(122, 181, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.7098, 0.9255
RGB percentages47.8%, 71%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(208.9, 75%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 48.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK48.3%, 23.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,041,964
CSS custom property--colour: #7AB5EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#854A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB6EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#90ABEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#45C2C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.2Sky blue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Light steelblue · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECB17A
Analogous#7AECEA, #7A7CEC
Triadic#EC7AB5, #B5EC7A
Split complementary#EC7A7C, #ECEA7A
Tetradic#EA7AEC, #ECB17A, #7CEC7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3E7F9
Lighter +10%#A7CEF2
Darker −10%#4D9CE6
Darker −20%#2183DF
Darker −30%#1A69B3
Darker −40%#134F87
More saturated +25%#67B6FF
Less saturated −25%#8DB4D9

Channel breakdown

R122
G181
B236
Red122 (47.8%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue208.95°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G B5 · B EC

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