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Recognised as Colour

#7880BD

  • #7880BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7880BD is a blue with RGB values 120, 128, 189 and HSL 233°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7880BD#7880BD
HEX#7880BD
RGBrgb(120, 128, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.502, 0.7412
RGB percentages47.1%, 50.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(233, 34.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233, 36.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK36.5%, 32.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,897,277
CSS custom property--colour: #7880BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#877F42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D87C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6882BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#648C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Plum · ΔE 29.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDB578
Analogous#78A3BD, #9278BD
Triadic#BD7880, #80BD78
Split complementary#BD9378, #A3BD78
Tetradic#BD78A3, #BDB578, #78BD93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE1EF
Lighter +20%#BDC0DE
Lighter +10%#9AA0CE
Darker −10%#5660AC
Darker −20%#444C8B
Darker −30%#333969
Darker −40%#222747
More saturated +25%#5F6DD6
Less saturated −25%#9193A4

Channel breakdown

R120
G128
B189
Red120 (47.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue233.04°
Saturation (HSL)34.33%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 80 · B BD

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