Colour

#7C94CB

#7C94CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7C94CB is a blue with RGB values 124, 148, 203 and HSL 222°, 43%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7C94CB#7C94CB

HEX#7C94CB

RGBrgb(124, 148, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5804, 0.7961

RGB percentages48.6%, 58%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(221.8, 43.2%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 38.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK38.9%, 27.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,164,555

CSS custom property--colour: #7C94CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#836B34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8198CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7991CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#639FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 22 Slate grey · ΔE 23.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CBB37C

Analogous#7CBCCB, #8B7CCB

Triadic#CB7C94, #94CB7C

Split complementary#CB8B7C, #BCCB7C

Tetradic#CB7CBC, #CBB37C, #7CCB8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAEDF6

Lighter +20%#C5D0E8

Lighter +10%#A1B2D9

Darker −10%#5776BD

Darker −20%#405DA1

Darker −30%#31487D

Darker −40%#233358

More saturated +25%#658BE2

Less saturated −25%#939DB4

Channel breakdown

R124

G148

B203

Red124 (48.6%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue221.77°

Saturation (HSL)43.17%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 94 · B CB

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