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Recognised as Colour

#7BA4FF

  • #7BA4FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7BA4FF is a blue with RGB values 123, 164, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7BA4FF#7BA4FF
HEX#7BA4FF
RGBrgb(123, 164, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.6431, 1
RGB percentages48.2%, 64.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(221.4, 100%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 51.8%, 100%)
CMYK51.8%, 35.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,103,167
CSS custom property--colour: #7BA4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#845B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#71A0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#39B8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Royal blue · ΔE 29.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD67B
Analogous#7BE6FF, #947BFF
Triadic#FF7BA4, #A4FF7B
Split complementary#FF947B, #E6FF7B
Tetradic#FF7BE6, #FFD67B, #7BFF94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EAFF
Lighter +10%#AEC7FF
Darker −10%#4881FF
Darker −20%#155EFF
Darker −30%#0046E1
Darker −40%#0036AE
More saturated +25%#7BA4FF
Less saturated −25%#8CAAEF

Channel breakdown

R123
G164
B255
Red123 (48.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G A4 · B FF

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