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Recognised as Colour

#7789DC

  • #7789DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7789DC is a blue with RGB values 119, 137, 220 and HSL 229°, 59%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7789DC#7789DC
HEX#7789DC
RGBrgb(119, 137, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5373, 0.8627
RGB percentages46.7%, 53.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(229.3, 59.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 45.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK45.9%, 37.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,834,076
CSS custom property--colour: #7789DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#887623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A92DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#618ADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#529AA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Royal blue · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCCA77
Analogous#77BCDC, #9777DC
Triadic#DC7789, #89DC77
Split complementary#DC9877, #BBDC77
Tetradic#DC77BC, #DCCA77, #77DC98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F3FB
Lighter +20%#C8CFF1
Lighter +10%#A0ACE6
Darker −10%#4E66D2
Darker −20%#3149BC
Darker −30%#263A94
Darker −40%#1C2A6B
More saturated +25%#627BF1
Less saturated −25%#8C97C7

Channel breakdown

R119
G137
B220
Red119 (46.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue229.31°
Saturation (HSL)59.06%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 89 · B DC

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