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Colour

#7BB6FF

  • #7BB6FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7BB6FF is a blue with RGB values 123, 182, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7BB6FF#7BB6FF
HEX#7BB6FF
RGBrgb(123, 182, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.7137, 1
RGB percentages48.2%, 71.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(213.2, 100%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 51.8%, 100%)
CMYK51.8%, 28.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,107,775
CSS custom property--colour: #7BB6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#844900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99BAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#88ADFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#34C6D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Sky blue · ΔE 26.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC47B
Analogous#7BF8FF, #827BFF
Triadic#FF7BB6, #B6FF7B
Split complementary#FF827B, #F8FF7B
Tetradic#FF7BF8, #FFC47B, #7BFF82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EEFF
Lighter +10%#AED2FF
Darker −10%#489AFF
Darker −20%#157EFF
Darker −30%#0065E1
Darker −40%#004EAE
More saturated +25%#7BB6FF
Less saturated −25%#8CB8EF

Channel breakdown

R123
G182
B255
Red123 (48.2%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue213.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G B6 · B FF

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