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Recognised as Colour

#7795EB

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

#7795EB is a blue with RGB values 119, 149, 235 and HSL 224°, 74%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7795EB#7795EB
HEX#7795EB
RGBrgb(119, 149, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5843, 0.9216
RGB percentages46.7%, 58.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(224.5, 74.4%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 49.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK49.4%, 36.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,837,163
CSS custom property--colour: #7795EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#886A14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#749EEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6893E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#45A7B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 27.5Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.42, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBCD77
Analogous#77CFEB, #9377EB
Triadic#EB7795, #95EB77
Split complementary#EB9377, #CFEB77
Tetradic#EB77CF, #EBCD77, #77EB93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFF
Lighter +20%#D0DAF8
Lighter +10%#A3B8F2
Darker −10%#4B72E4
Darker −20%#2051DC
Darker −30%#1A40AF
Darker −40%#133083
More saturated +25%#648CFF
Less saturated −25%#8B9ED8

Channel breakdown

R119
G149
B235
Red119 (46.7%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue224.48°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 95 · B EB

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