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Recognised as Colour

#7B94DB

  • #7B94DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7B94DB is a blue with RGB values 123, 148, 219 and HSL 224°, 57%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7B94DB#7B94DB
HEX#7B94DB
RGBrgb(123, 148, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5804, 0.8588
RGB percentages48.2%, 58%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(224.4, 57.1%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 43.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK43.8%, 32.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,099,035
CSS custom property--colour: #7B94DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#846B24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B9BDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7192D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#59A3AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.3Steel blue · ΔE 18Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6Light skyblue · ΔE 28.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBC27B
Analogous#7BC4DB, #927BDB
Triadic#DB7B94, #94DB7B
Split complementary#DB927B, #C4DB7B
Tetradic#DB7BC4, #DBC27B, #7BDB92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F5FC
Lighter +20%#CBD5F1
Lighter +10%#A3B4E6
Darker −10%#5374D0
Darker −20%#3357BD
Darker −30%#294594
Darker −40%#1E326C
More saturated +25%#668AF0
Less saturated −25%#909EC6

Channel breakdown

R123
G148
B219
Red123 (48.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue224.37°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 94 · B DB

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