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Colour

#7BB0CC

  • #7BB0CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7BB0CC is a blue with RGB values 123, 176, 204 and HSL 201°, 44%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7BB0CC#7BB0CC
HEX#7BB0CC
RGBrgb(123, 176, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.6902, 0.8
RGB percentages48.2%, 69%, 80%
HSLhsl(200.7, 44.3%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 39.7%, 80%)
CMYK39.7%, 13.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,106,188
CSS custom property--colour: #7BB0CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#844F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2AECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A5CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5CB8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.1Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7Light skyblue · ΔE 13.7Light blue · ΔE 16.8Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC977B
Analogous#7BCCC0, #7B88CC
Triadic#CC7BB0, #B0CC7B
Split complementary#CC7B87, #CCC07B
Tetradic#C07BCC, #CC977B, #87CC7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F2F7
Lighter +20%#C5DCE8
Lighter +10%#A0C6DA
Darker −10%#569ABE
Darker −20%#3F80A2
Darker −30%#30637E
Darker −40%#224659
More saturated +25%#64B7E3
Less saturated −25%#92A9B5

Channel breakdown

R123
G176
B204
Red123 (48.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue200.74°
Saturation (HSL)44.26%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G B0 · B CC

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