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Recognised as Colour

#7BA7DA

  • #7BA7DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7BA7DA is a blue with RGB values 123, 167, 218 and HSL 212°, 56%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7BA7DA#7BA7DA
HEX#7BA7DA
RGBrgb(123, 167, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.6549, 0.8549
RGB percentages48.2%, 65.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(212.2, 56.2%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 43.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK43.6%, 23.4%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,103,898
CSS custom property--colour: #7BA7DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#845825

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A9DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#889FD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#56B2B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.1Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7Light steelblue · ΔE 19Sky blue · ΔE 20.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAAE7B
Analogous#7BD6DA, #7F7BDA
Triadic#DA7BA7, #A7DA7B
Split complementary#DA7F7B, #D6DA7B
Tetradic#DA7BD6, #DAAE7B, #7BDA7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F7FB
Lighter +20%#CBDCF0
Lighter +10%#A3C2E5
Darker −10%#538CCF
Darker −20%#3473BB
Darker −30%#295A93
Darker −40%#1E426B
More saturated +25%#66A5EF
Less saturated −25%#90A9C5

Channel breakdown

R123
G167
B218
Red123 (48.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue212.21°
Saturation (HSL)56.21%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G A7 · B DA

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