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Recognised as Colour

#7BACDA

  • #7BACDA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7BACDA is a blue with RGB values 123, 172, 218 and HSL 209°, 56%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7BACDA#7BACDA
HEX#7BACDA
RGBrgb(123, 172, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.6745, 0.8549
RGB percentages48.2%, 67.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(209.1, 56.2%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 43.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK43.6%, 21.1%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,105,178
CSS custom property--colour: #7BACDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#845325

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99ADDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA3D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#55B7BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 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 text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.9Sky blue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAA97B
Analogous#7BDAD8, #7B7DDA
Triadic#DA7BAC, #ACDA7B
Split complementary#DA7B7D, #DAD87B
Tetradic#D87BDA, #DAA97B, #7DDA7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F7FB
Lighter +20%#CBDEF0
Lighter +10%#A3C5E5
Darker −10%#5393CF
Darker −20%#347ABB
Darker −30%#296093
Darker −40%#1E466B
More saturated +25%#66ADEF
Less saturated −25%#90ABC5

Channel breakdown

R123
G172
B218
Red123 (48.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue209.05°
Saturation (HSL)56.21%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G AC · B DA

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