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Colour

#7B8AE8

  • #7B8AE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7B8AE8 is a blue with RGB values 123, 138, 232 and HSL 232°, 70%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7B8AE8#7B8AE8
HEX#7B8AE8
RGBrgb(123, 138, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5412, 0.9098
RGB percentages48.2%, 54.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(231.7, 70.3%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 47%, 91%)
CMYK47%, 40.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,096,488
CSS custom property--colour: #7B8AE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#847517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6695ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C8DE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#529EAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Royal blue · ΔE 21.3Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8D97B
Analogous#7BC1E8, #A27BE8
Triadic#E87B8A, #8AE87B
Split complementary#E8A27B, #C1E87B
Tetradic#E87BC1, #E8D97B, #7BE8A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFF
Lighter +20%#D2D7F7
Lighter +10%#A6B0F0
Darker −10%#5064E0
Darker −20%#263ED7
Darker −30%#1E32AC
Darker −40%#162581
More saturated +25%#687CFB
Less saturated −25%#8E98D5

Channel breakdown

R123
G138
B232
Red123 (48.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue231.74°
Saturation (HSL)70.32%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 8A · B E8

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