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Recognised as Colour

#7BAAE6

  • #7BAAE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7BAAE6 is a blue with RGB values 123, 170, 230 and HSL 214°, 68%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7BAAE6#7BAAE6
HEX#7BAAE6
RGBrgb(123, 170, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.6667, 0.902
RGB percentages48.2%, 66.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(213.6, 68.2%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 46.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK46.5%, 26.1%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,104,678
CSS custom property--colour: #7BAAE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#845519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93ADE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A2E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4EB7BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.2Sky blue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6B77B
Analogous#7BDFE6, #827BE6
Triadic#E67BAA, #AAE67B
Split complementary#E6827B, #E0E67B
Tetradic#E67BDF, #E6B77B, #7BE682

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFE
Lighter +20%#D1E1F6
Lighter +10%#A6C6EE
Darker −10%#508EDE
Darker −20%#2873D3
Darker −30%#205CA8
Darker −40%#18447D
More saturated +25%#67A8FA
Less saturated −25%#8FACD2

Channel breakdown

R123
G170
B230
Red123 (48.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue213.64°
Saturation (HSL)68.15%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G AA · B E6

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