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Recognised as Colour

#7C90B8

  • #7C90B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7C90B8 is a blue with RGB values 124, 144, 184 and HSL 220°, 30%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7C90B8#7C90B8
HEX#7C90B8
RGBrgb(124, 144, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5647, 0.7216
RGB percentages48.6%, 56.5%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(220, 29.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 32.6%, 72.2%)
CMYK32.6%, 21.7%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,163,512
CSS custom property--colour: #7C90B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#836F47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8393BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8DB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#6B989Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Slate grey · ΔE 15.1Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Gray · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8A47C
Analogous#7CAEB8, #867CB8
Triadic#B87C90, #90B87C
Split complementary#B8867C, #AEB87C
Tetradic#B87CAE, #B8A47C, #7CB886

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE4EE
Lighter +20%#BEC8DC
Lighter +10%#9DACCA
Darker −10%#5B74A6
Darker −20%#485D86
Darker −30%#364665
Darker −40%#252F43
More saturated +25%#6388D1
Less saturated −25%#95989F

Channel breakdown

R124
G144
B184
Red124 (48.6%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)29.7%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 90 · B B8

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