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Recognised as Colour

#7C9AD0

  • #7C9AD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7C9AD0 is a blue with RGB values 124, 154, 208 and HSL 219°, 47%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7C9AD0#7C9AD0
HEX#7C9AD0
RGBrgb(124, 154, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6039, 0.8157
RGB percentages48.6%, 60.4%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(218.6, 47.2%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 40.4%, 81.6%)
CMYK40.4%, 26%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,166,096
CSS custom property--colour: #7C9AD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#83652F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879ED2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E96CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5FA5ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 21.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 22.3Slate grey · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0B27C
Analogous#7CC4D0, #887CD0
Triadic#D07C9A, #9AD07C
Split complementary#D0887C, #C4D07C
Tetradic#D07CC4, #D0B27C, #7CD088

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF1F8
Lighter +20%#C7D4EB
Lighter +10%#A2B7DD
Darker −10%#567DC3
Darker −20%#3D63A9
Darker −30%#2F4D84
Darker −40%#22375E
More saturated +25%#6694E6
Less saturated −25%#92A0BA

Channel breakdown

R124
G154
B208
Red124 (48.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue218.57°
Saturation (HSL)47.19%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 9A · B D0

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