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Recognised as Colour

#7B93CE

  • #7B93CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7B93CE is a blue with RGB values 123, 147, 206 and HSL 223°, 46%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7B93CE#7B93CE
HEX#7B93CE
RGBrgb(123, 147, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5765, 0.8078
RGB percentages48.2%, 57.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(222.7, 45.9%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 40.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK40.3%, 28.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,098,766
CSS custom property--colour: #7B93CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#846C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F98D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7790CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#609FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEB67B
Analogous#7BBCCE, #8D7BCE
Triadic#CE7B93, #93CE7B
Split complementary#CE8D7B, #BDCE7B
Tetradic#CE7BBC, #CEB67B, #7BCE8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEEF7
Lighter +20%#C5D0EA
Lighter +10%#A0B1DC
Darker −10%#5675C0
Darker −20%#3D5CA6
Darker −30%#304780
Darker −40%#22325B
More saturated +25%#6489E5
Less saturated −25%#929DB7

Channel breakdown

R123
G147
B206
Red123 (48.2%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue222.65°
Saturation (HSL)45.86%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 93 · B CE

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