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Recognised as Colour

#7BADFE

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

#7BADFE is a blue with RGB values 123, 173, 254 and HSL 217°, 98%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7BADFE#7BADFE
HEX#7BADFE
RGBrgb(123, 173, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.6784, 0.9961
RGB percentages48.2%, 67.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(217.1, 98.5%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 51.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK51.6%, 31.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,105,470
CSS custom property--colour: #7BADFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#845201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA6FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#38BFCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2Light steelblue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FECC7B
Analogous#7BEEFE, #8B7BFE
Triadic#FE7BAD, #ADFE7B
Split complementary#FE8B7B, #EEFE7B
Tetradic#FE7BEE, #FECC7B, #7BFE8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0ECFF
Lighter +10%#AECCFE
Darker −10%#488EFE
Darker −20%#166EFD
Darker −30%#0256DE
Darker −40%#0142AC
More saturated +25%#7AADFF
Less saturated −25%#8CB1ED

Channel breakdown

R123
G173
B254
Red123 (48.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue217.1°
Saturation (HSL)98.5%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G AD · B FE

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