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Recognised as Colour

#7BBFDB

  • #7BBFDB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7BBFDB is a cyan with RGB values 123, 191, 219 and HSL 198°, 57%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7BBFDB#7BBFDB
HEX#7BBFDB
RGBrgb(123, 191, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.749, 0.8588
RGB percentages48.2%, 74.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(197.5, 57.1%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.5, 43.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK43.8%, 12.8%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,110,043
CSS custom property--colour: #7BBFDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#844024

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0BCDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B1DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#51C7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.3Light skyblue · ΔE 10.3Light blue · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 14.8Powder blue · ΔE 17.6Cadetblue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.35, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB977B
Analogous#7BDBC7, #7B8FDB
Triadic#DB7BBF, #BFDB7B
Split complementary#DB7B8F, #DBC77B
Tetradic#C77BDB, #DB977B, #8FDB7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F9FC
Lighter +20%#CBE6F1
Lighter +10%#A3D2E6
Darker −10%#53ACD0
Darker −20%#3395BD
Darker −30%#297594
Darker −40%#1E556C
More saturated +25%#66C8F0
Less saturated −25%#90B6C6

Channel breakdown

R123
G191
B219
Red123 (48.2%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue197.5°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G BF · B DB

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