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Recognised as Colour

#7DA4DB

  • #7DA4DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7DA4DB is a blue with RGB values 125, 164, 219 and HSL 215°, 57%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7DA4DB#7DA4DB
HEX#7DA4DB
RGBrgb(125, 164, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.6431, 0.8588
RGB percentages49%, 64.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(215.1, 56.6%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 42.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK42.9%, 25.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,234,203
CSS custom property--colour: #7DA4DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#825B24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A7DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#859EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5AB0B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 18Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.2Sky blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBB47D
Analogous#7DD3DB, #857DDB
Triadic#DB7DA4, #A4DB7D
Split complementary#DB857D, #D3DB7D
Tetradic#DB7DD3, #DBB47D, #7DDB85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F8FC
Lighter +20%#CDDCF1
Lighter +10%#A5C0E6
Darker −10%#5588D0
Darker −20%#346DBE
Darker −30%#295696
Darker −40%#1E3F6E
More saturated +25%#68A0F0
Less saturated −25%#92A8C6

Channel breakdown

R125
G164
B219
Red125 (49%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue215.11°
Saturation (HSL)56.63%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G A4 · B DB

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