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Recognised as Colour

#7796D7

  • #7796D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7796D7 is a blue with RGB values 119, 150, 215 and HSL 221°, 55%, 65%. 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

#7796D7#7796D7
HEX#7796D7
RGBrgb(119, 150, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5882, 0.8431
RGB percentages46.7%, 58.8%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(220.6, 54.5%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 44.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK44.7%, 30.2%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,837,399
CSS custom property--colour: #7796D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#886928

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E9BDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7492D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#53A4ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Steel blue · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7B877
Analogous#77C6D7, #8877D7
Triadic#D77796, #96D777
Split complementary#D78877, #C6D777
Tetradic#D777C6, #D7B877, #77D788

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF1FA
Lighter +20%#C6D3EE
Lighter +10%#9EB4E3
Darker −10%#5078CB
Darker −20%#355EB3
Darker −30%#29498C
Darker −40%#1E3464
More saturated +25%#618EED
Less saturated −25%#8D9EC1

Channel breakdown

R119
G150
B215
Red119 (46.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue220.63°
Saturation (HSL)54.55%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 96 · B D7

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