Colour

#7793D3

#7793D3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7793D3 is a blue with RGB values 119, 147, 211 and HSL 222°, 51%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7793D3

RGBrgb(119, 147, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5765, 0.8275

RGB percentages46.7%, 57.6%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(221.7, 51.1%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 43.6%, 82.7%)

CMYK43.6%, 30.3%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,836,627

CSS custom property--colour: #7793D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#886C2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C98D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7390D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#56A0AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6 Steel blue · ΔE 14.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D3B777

Analogous#77C1D3, #8977D3

Triadic#D37793, #93D377

Split complementary#D38977, #C1D377

Tetradic#D377C1, #D3B777, #77D389

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBEFF8

Lighter +20%#C4D0EC

Lighter +10%#9EB2DF

Darker −10%#5074C7

Darker −20%#385BAC

Darker −30%#2B4786

Darker −40%#1F325F

More saturated +25%#608AE9

Less saturated −25%#8E9CBC

Channel breakdown

R119

G147

B211

Red119 (46.7%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue221.74°

Saturation (HSL)51.11%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 93 · B D3

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