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Recognised as Colour

#7B8ED0

  • #7B8ED0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7B8ED0 is a blue with RGB values 123, 142, 208 and HSL 227°, 47%, 65%. 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

#7B8ED0#7B8ED0
HEX#7B8ED0
RGBrgb(123, 142, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5569, 0.8157
RGB percentages48.2%, 55.7%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(226.6, 47.5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.6, 40.9%, 81.6%)
CMYK40.9%, 31.7%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,097,488
CSS custom property--colour: #7B8ED0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#84712F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7794D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#708DCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5F9BA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 29.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0BD7B
Analogous#7BB8D0, #937BD0
Triadic#D07B8E, #8ED07B
Split complementary#D0937B, #B8D07B
Tetradic#D07BB8, #D0BD7B, #7BD093

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEFF8
Lighter +20%#C6CEEB
Lighter +10%#A1AEDD
Darker −10%#556EC3
Darker −20%#3C54A9
Darker −30%#2F4283
Darker −40%#212F5E
More saturated +25%#6582E6
Less saturated −25%#919ABA

Channel breakdown

R123
G142
B208
Red123 (48.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue226.59°
Saturation (HSL)47.49%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 8E · B D0

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