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Recognised as Colour

#7BB1CE

  • #7BB1CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7BB1CE is a blue with RGB values 123, 177, 206 and HSL 201°, 46%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7BB1CE#7BB1CE
HEX#7BB1CE
RGBrgb(123, 177, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.6941, 0.8078
RGB percentages48.2%, 69.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(201, 45.9%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201, 40.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK40.3%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,106,446
CSS custom property--colour: #7BB1CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#844E31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3AFD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A6CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5BB9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.7Light skyblue · ΔE 13.1Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 16.8Cadetblue · ΔE 18Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE987B
Analogous#7BCEC2, #7B88CE
Triadic#CE7BB1, #B1CE7B
Split complementary#CE7B88, #CEC27B
Tetradic#C27BCE, #CE987B, #88CE7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF3F7
Lighter +20%#C5DDEA
Lighter +10%#A0C7DC
Darker −10%#569BC0
Darker −20%#3D81A6
Darker −30%#306480
Darker −40%#22475B
More saturated +25%#64B8E5
Less saturated −25%#92AAB7

Channel breakdown

R123
G177
B206
Red123 (48.2%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue200.96°
Saturation (HSL)45.86%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G B1 · B CE

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