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Colour

#7793BB

  • #7793BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7793BB is a blue with RGB values 119, 147, 187 and HSL 215°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7793BB#7793BB
HEX#7793BB
RGBrgb(119, 147, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5765, 0.7333
RGB percentages46.7%, 57.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(215.3, 33.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 36.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK36.4%, 21.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,836,603
CSS custom property--colour: #7793BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#886C44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8595BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8EBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#619CA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1Light slate grey · ΔE 13.8Slate grey · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8Sky blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB9F77
Analogous#77B5BB, #7D77BB
Triadic#BB7793, #93BB77
Split complementary#BB7D77, #B5BB77
Tetradic#BB77B5, #BB9F77, #77BB7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE4EE
Lighter +20%#BBC9DD
Lighter +10%#99AECC
Darker −10%#5578AA
Darker −20%#446088
Darker −30%#334866
Darker −40%#223044
More saturated +25%#5E8FD4
Less saturated −25%#9198A2

Channel breakdown

R119
G147
B187
Red119 (46.7%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue215.29°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 93 · B BB

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