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Colour

#7795D8

  • #7795D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7795D8 is a blue with RGB values 119, 149, 216 and HSL 221°, 55%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7795D8#7795D8
HEX#7795D8
RGBrgb(119, 149, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5843, 0.8471
RGB percentages46.7%, 58.4%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(221.4, 55.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 44.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK44.9%, 31%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,837,144
CSS custom property--colour: #7795D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#886A27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D9BDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7392D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#53A3ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8BA77
Analogous#77C5D8, #8A77D8
Triadic#D87795, #95D877
Split complementary#D88977, #C6D877
Tetradic#D877C5, #D8BA77, #77D889

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF2FA
Lighter +20%#C6D3EF
Lighter +10%#9FB4E3
Darker −10%#4F76CD
Darker −20%#345CB5
Darker −30%#29488D
Darker −40%#1D3466
More saturated +25%#618DEE
Less saturated −25%#8D9DC2

Channel breakdown

R119
G149
B216
Red119 (46.7%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue221.44°
Saturation (HSL)55.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 95 · B D8

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