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Colour

#7BA5DF

  • #7BA5DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7BA5DF is a blue with RGB values 123, 165, 223 and HSL 215°, 61%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7BA5DF#7BA5DF
HEX#7BA5DF
RGBrgb(123, 165, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.6471, 0.8745
RGB percentages48.2%, 64.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(214.8, 61%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 44.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK44.8%, 26%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,103,391
CSS custom property--colour: #7BA5DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#845A20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA8E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#839EDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#54B2B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.4Light steelblue · ΔE 22Sky blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFB57B
Analogous#7BD7DF, #837BDF
Triadic#DF7BA5, #A5DF7B
Split complementary#DF837B, #D7DF7B
Tetradic#DF7BD7, #DFB57B, #7BDF83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F9FD
Lighter +20%#CDDDF3
Lighter +10%#A4C1E9
Darker −10%#5289D5
Darker −20%#306EC4
Darker −30%#26579B
Darker −40%#1C4072
More saturated +25%#67A2F4
Less saturated −25%#90A8CB

Channel breakdown

R123
G165
B223
Red123 (48.2%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue214.8°
Saturation (HSL)60.98%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G A5 · B DF

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