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Recognised as Colour

#7B94CD

  • #7B94CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7B94CD is a blue with RGB values 123, 148, 205 and HSL 222°, 45%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7B94CD#7B94CD
HEX#7B94CD
RGBrgb(123, 148, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5804, 0.8039
RGB percentages48.2%, 58%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(221.7, 45.1%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 40%, 80.4%)
CMYK40%, 27.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,099,021
CSS custom property--colour: #7B94CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#846B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8098CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7891CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#60A0A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Light skyblue · ΔE 24.8Light steelblue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB47B
Analogous#7BBDCD, #8B7BCD
Triadic#CD7B94, #94CD7B
Split complementary#CD8B7B, #BDCD7B
Tetradic#CD7BBD, #CDB47B, #7BCD8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEEF7
Lighter +20%#C5D0E9
Lighter +10%#A0B2DB
Darker −10%#5676BF
Darker −20%#3E5DA4
Darker −30%#30487F
Darker −40%#22335A
More saturated +25%#648BE4
Less saturated −25%#929DB6

Channel breakdown

R123
G148
B205
Red123 (48.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue221.71°
Saturation (HSL)45.05%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 94 · B CD

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