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Recognised as Colour

#7B95E8

  • #7B95E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7B95E8 is a blue with RGB values 123, 149, 232 and HSL 226°, 70%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7B95E8#7B95E8
HEX#7B95E8
RGBrgb(123, 149, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5843, 0.9098
RGB percentages48.2%, 58.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(225.7, 70.3%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 47%, 91%)
CMYK47%, 35.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,099,304
CSS custom property--colour: #7B95E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#846A17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#769DEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B94E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#51A6B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 28.8Slate blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8CE7B
Analogous#7BCCE8, #987BE8
Triadic#E87B95, #95E87B
Split complementary#E8977B, #CCE87B
Tetradic#E87BCB, #E8CE7B, #7BE897

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#D2DBF7
Lighter +10%#A6B8F0
Darker −10%#5072E0
Darker −20%#2650D7
Darker −30%#1E40AC
Darker −40%#163081
More saturated +25%#688BFB
Less saturated −25%#8E9FD5

Channel breakdown

R123
G149
B232
Red123 (48.2%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue225.69°
Saturation (HSL)70.32%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 95 · B E8

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