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Recognised as Colour

#7199EE

  • #7199EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7199EE is a blue with RGB values 113, 153, 238 and HSL 221°, 79%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7199EE#7199EE
HEX#7199EE
RGBrgb(113, 153, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.6, 0.9333
RGB percentages44.3%, 60%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(220.8, 78.6%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 52.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK52.5%, 35.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,444,974
CSS custom property--colour: #7199EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#8E6611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A1F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6995ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#30ABB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3Dodgerblue · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 28.4Royal blue · ΔE 29.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.02, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEC671
Analogous#71D8EE, #8771EE
Triadic#EE7199, #99EE71
Split complementary#EE8871, #D7EE71
Tetradic#EE71D8, #EEC671, #71EE88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFE
Lighter +20%#CCDAF9
Lighter +10%#9FBAF3
Darker −10%#4378E9
Darker −20%#1B59DE
Darker −30%#1547B1
Darker −40%#103583
More saturated +25%#6093FF
Less saturated −25%#85A0DA

Channel breakdown

R113
G153
B238
Red113 (44.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue220.8°
Saturation (HSL)78.62%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 99 · B EE

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