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Recognised as Colour

#7887D3

  • #7887D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7887D3 is a blue with RGB values 120, 135, 211 and HSL 230°, 51%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7887D3#7887D3
HEX#7887D3
RGBrgb(120, 135, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5294, 0.8275
RGB percentages47.1%, 52.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(230.1, 50.8%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 43.1%, 82.7%)
CMYK43.1%, 36%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,899,091
CSS custom property--colour: #7887D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#87782C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C8FD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6588D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5996A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23Medium purple · ΔE 24.7Royal blue · ΔE 29.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3C478
Analogous#78B4D3, #9678D3
Triadic#D37887, #87D378
Split complementary#D39678, #B4D378
Tetradic#D378B4, #D3C478, #78D396

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEEF9
Lighter +20%#C5CBEC
Lighter +10%#9EA9E0
Darker −10%#5265C6
Darker −20%#384BAD
Darker −30%#2C3B86
Darker −40%#1F2A60
More saturated +25%#6278E9
Less saturated −25%#8E96BD

Channel breakdown

R120
G135
B211
Red120 (47.1%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue230.11°
Saturation (HSL)50.84%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 87 · B D3

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