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Recognised as Colour

#7B9DE5

  • #7B9DE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7B9DE5 is a blue with RGB values 123, 157, 229 and HSL 221°, 67%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7B9DE5#7B9DE5
HEX#7B9DE5
RGBrgb(123, 157, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.6157, 0.898
RGB percentages48.2%, 61.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(220.8, 67.1%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 46.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK46.3%, 31.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,101,349
CSS custom property--colour: #7B9DE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#84621A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82A3E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7799E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#51ACB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.9Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 26.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.2Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5C37B
Analogous#7BD2E5, #8E7BE5
Triadic#E57B9D, #9DE57B
Split complementary#E58E7B, #D2E57B
Tetradic#E57BD2, #E5C37B, #7BE58E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFE
Lighter +20%#D0DCF6
Lighter +10%#A6BDED
Darker −10%#507DDD
Darker −20%#295FD1
Darker −30%#214CA6
Darker −40%#18387C
More saturated +25%#6796F9
Less saturated −25%#8FA4D1

Channel breakdown

R123
G157
B229
Red123 (48.2%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue220.75°
Saturation (HSL)67.09%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 9D · B E5

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