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Colour

#7197FF

  • #7197FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7197FF is a blue with RGB values 113, 151, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7197FF#7197FF
HEX#7197FF
RGBrgb(113, 151, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.5922, 1
RGB percentages44.3%, 59.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(223.9, 100%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 55.7%, 100%)
CMYK55.7%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,444,479
CSS custom property--colour: #7197FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#8E6800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6BA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5995FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0FAEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.1Royal blue · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 27.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD971
Analogous#71DEFF, #9271FF
Triadic#FF7197, #97FF71
Split complementary#FF9271, #DEFF71
Tetradic#FF71DE, #FFD971, #71FF92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7E2FF
Lighter +10%#A4BCFF
Darker −10%#3E72FF
Darker −20%#0B4CFF
Darker −30%#003AD7
Darker −40%#002CA4
More saturated +25%#7197FF
Less saturated −25%#839FED

Channel breakdown

R113
G151
B255
Red113 (44.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 97 · B FF

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