Colour

#7B94C4

#7B94C4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7B94C4 is a blue with RGB values 123, 148, 196 and HSL 219°, 38%, 63%. 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

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HEX#7B94C4

RGBrgb(123, 148, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5804, 0.7686

RGB percentages48.2%, 58%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(219.5, 38.2%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 37.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK37.2%, 24.5%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,099,012

CSS custom property--colour: #7B94C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#846B3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8397C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C90C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#649EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C4AB7B

Analogous#7BB8C4, #867BC4

Triadic#C47B94, #94C47B

Split complementary#C4877B, #B8C47B

Tetradic#C47BB9, #C4AB7B, #7BC487

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5EAF3

Lighter +20%#C1CDE4

Lighter +10%#9EB1D4

Darker −10%#5877B4

Darker −20%#435F96

Darker −30%#334973

Darker −40%#24334F

More saturated +25%#638CDC

Less saturated −25%#939CAC

Channel breakdown

R123

G148

B196

Red123 (48.2%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue219.45°

Saturation (HSL)38.22%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 94 · B C4

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