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Colour

#7AB9FF

  • #7AB9FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#7AB9FF is a blue with RGB values 122, 185, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#7AB9FF#7AB9FF
HEX#7AB9FF
RGBrgb(122, 185, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.7255, 1
RGB percentages47.8%, 72.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(211.6, 100%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 52.2%, 100%)
CMYK52.2%, 27.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,043,007
CSS custom property--colour: #7AB9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.21:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#854600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DBCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CAFFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2FC9D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 23Sky blue · ΔE 24.5Light steelblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC07A
Analogous#7AFCFF, #7E7AFF
Triadic#FF7AB9, #B9FF7A
Split complementary#FF7D7A, #FCFF7A
Tetradic#FF7AFC, #FFC07A, #7AFF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EFFF
Lighter +10%#ADD4FF
Darker −10%#479EFF
Darker −20%#1483FF
Darker −30%#006AE0
Darker −40%#0052AD
More saturated +25%#7AB9FF
Less saturated −25%#8BBAEE

Channel breakdown

R122
G185
B255
Red122 (47.8%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G B9 · B FF

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