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Recognised as Colour

#7885CC

  • #7885CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7885CC is a blue with RGB values 120, 133, 204 and HSL 231°, 45%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7885CC#7885CC
HEX#7885CC
RGBrgb(120, 133, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5216, 0.8
RGB percentages47.1%, 52.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(230.7, 45.2%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.7, 41.2%, 80%)
CMYK41.2%, 34.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,898,572
CSS custom property--colour: #7885CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#877A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D8DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6686CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5D939Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Steel blue · ΔE 19Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5Plum · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCBF78
Analogous#78AFCC, #9578CC
Triadic#CC7885, #85CC78
Split complementary#CC9578, #AFCC78
Tetradic#CC78AF, #CCBF78, #78CC95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E9F6
Lighter +20%#C2C8E8
Lighter +10%#9DA6DA
Darker −10%#5364BE
Darker −20%#3D4CA1
Darker −30%#2F3B7C
Darker −40%#212957
More saturated +25%#6175E3
Less saturated −25%#8F95B5

Channel breakdown

R120
G133
B204
Red120 (47.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue230.71°
Saturation (HSL)45.16%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 85 · B CC

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