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Colour

#7BA9FF

  • #7BA9FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7BA9FF is a blue with RGB values 123, 169, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7BA9FF#7BA9FF
HEX#7BA9FF
RGBrgb(123, 169, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.6627, 1
RGB percentages48.2%, 66.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.1, 100%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 51.8%, 100%)
CMYK51.8%, 33.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,104,447
CSS custom property--colour: #7BA9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#845600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#38BCC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.4Light skyblue · ΔE 28.7Medium purple · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD17B
Analogous#7BEBFF, #8F7BFF
Triadic#FF7BA9, #A9FF7B
Split complementary#FF8F7B, #EBFF7B
Tetradic#FF7BEB, #FFD17B, #7BFF8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EBFF
Lighter +10%#AECAFF
Darker −10%#4888FF
Darker −20%#1567FF
Darker −30%#004EE1
Darker −40%#003DAE
More saturated +25%#7BA9FF
Less saturated −25%#8CAEEF

Channel breakdown

R123
G169
B255
Red123 (48.2%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G A9 · B FF

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