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Recognised as Colour

#7B98DC

  • #7B98DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7B98DC is a blue with RGB values 123, 152, 220 and HSL 222°, 58%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7B98DC#7B98DC
HEX#7B98DC
RGBrgb(123, 152, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5961, 0.8627
RGB percentages48.2%, 59.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(222.1, 58.1%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 44.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK44.1%, 30.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,100,060
CSS custom property--colour: #7B98DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#846723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F9EDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7695DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#58A6B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Light skyblue · ΔE 26.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.3Light steelblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCBF7B
Analogous#7BC9DC, #8F7BDC
Triadic#DC7B98, #98DC7B
Split complementary#DC8F7B, #C8DC7B
Tetradic#DC7BC9, #DCBF7B, #7BDC8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F6FC
Lighter +20%#CCD7F1
Lighter +10%#A3B7E7
Darker −10%#5379D1
Darker −20%#335CBE
Darker −30%#284996
Darker −40%#1D356E
More saturated +25%#6690F1
Less saturated −25%#90A0C7

Channel breakdown

R123
G152
B220
Red123 (48.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue222.06°
Saturation (HSL)58.08%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 98 · B DC

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