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Colour

#7BB2E6

  • #7BB2E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7BB2E6 is a blue with RGB values 123, 178, 230 and HSL 209°, 68%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7BB2E6#7BB2E6
HEX#7BB2E6
RGBrgb(123, 178, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.698, 0.902
RGB percentages48.2%, 69.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(209.2, 68.2%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.2, 46.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK46.5%, 22.6%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,106,726
CSS custom property--colour: #7BB2E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#844D19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB3E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA8E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4CBEC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11.6Sky blue · ΔE 17.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6AF7B
Analogous#7BE6E4, #7B7DE6
Triadic#E67BB2, #B2E67B
Split complementary#E67B7D, #E6E47B
Tetradic#E47BE6, #E6AF7B, #7DE67B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFE
Lighter +20%#D1E4F6
Lighter +10%#A6CBEE
Darker −10%#5099DE
Darker −20%#2880D3
Darker −30%#2066A8
Darker −40%#184C7D
More saturated +25%#67B3FA
Less saturated −25%#8FB1D2

Channel breakdown

R123
G178
B230
Red123 (48.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue209.16°
Saturation (HSL)68.15%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G B2 · B E6

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