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Recognised as Colour

#7790EA

  • #7790EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7790EA is a blue with RGB values 119, 144, 234 and HSL 227°, 73%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7790EA#7790EA
HEX#7790EA
RGBrgb(119, 144, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5647, 0.9176
RGB percentages46.7%, 56.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(227, 73.2%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227, 49.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK49.1%, 38.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,835,882
CSS custom property--colour: #7790EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#886F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D9AEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6190E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#47A3B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD177
Analogous#77C9EA, #9877EA
Triadic#EA7790, #90EA77
Split complementary#EA9877, #CAEA77
Tetradic#EA77C9, #EAD177, #77EA98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFE
Lighter +20%#CFD8F8
Lighter +10%#A3B4F1
Darker −10%#4B6CE3
Darker −20%#224AD9
Darker −30%#1B3BAD
Darker −40%#142C81
More saturated +25%#6385FE
Less saturated −25%#8B9BD6

Channel breakdown

R119
G144
B234
Red119 (46.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue226.96°
Saturation (HSL)73.25%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 90 · B EA

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