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Colour

#7BB1DD

  • #7BB1DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7BB1DD is a blue with RGB values 123, 177, 221 and HSL 207°, 59%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7BB1DD#7BB1DD
HEX#7BB1DD
RGBrgb(123, 177, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.6941, 0.8667
RGB percentages48.2%, 69.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(206.9, 59%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 44.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK44.3%, 19.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,106,461
CSS custom property--colour: #7BB1DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#844E22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB1DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A7DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#53BCC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.7Sky blue · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.9Light blue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDA77B
Analogous#7BDDD8, #7B80DD
Triadic#DD7BB1, #B1DD7B
Split complementary#DD7B80, #DDD87B
Tetradic#D87BDD, #DDA77B, #80DD7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F9FC
Lighter +20%#CCE1F2
Lighter +10%#A4C9E7
Darker −10%#5299D3
Darker −20%#3280C0
Darker −30%#276598
Darker −40%#1D4A6F
More saturated +25%#66B3F2
Less saturated −25%#90AFC8

Channel breakdown

R123
G177
B221
Red123 (48.2%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue206.94°
Saturation (HSL)59.04%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G B1 · B DD

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