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Recognised as Colour

#7B9BE3

  • #7B9BE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7B9BE3 is a blue with RGB values 123, 155, 227 and HSL 222°, 65%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7B9BE3#7B9BE3
HEX#7B9BE3
RGBrgb(123, 155, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.6078, 0.8902
RGB percentages48.2%, 60.8%, 89%
HSLhsl(221.5, 65%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 45.8%, 89%)
CMYK45.8%, 31.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,100,835
CSS custom property--colour: #7B9BE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#84641C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A1E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7698E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#53AAB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.9Light steelblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3C37B
Analogous#7BCFE3, #8F7BE3
Triadic#E37B9B, #9BE37B
Split complementary#E38F7B, #CFE37B
Tetradic#E37BCF, #E3C37B, #7BE38F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFE
Lighter +20%#CFDBF5
Lighter +10%#A5BBEC
Darker −10%#517BDA
Darker −20%#2B5DCD
Darker −30%#224AA3
Darker −40%#1A3778
More saturated +25%#6793F7
Less saturated −25%#8FA3CF

Channel breakdown

R123
G155
B227
Red123 (48.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)65%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 9B · B E3

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