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Recognised as Colour

#7888DA

  • #7888DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7888DA is a blue with RGB values 120, 136, 218 and HSL 230°, 57%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7888DA#7888DA
HEX#7888DA
RGBrgb(120, 136, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5333, 0.8549
RGB percentages47.1%, 53.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(230.2, 57%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 45%, 85.5%)
CMYK45%, 37.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,899,354
CSS custom property--colour: #7888DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#877725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A91DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6289D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5599A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Royal blue · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DACA78
Analogous#78B9DA, #9978DA
Triadic#DA7888, #88DA78
Split complementary#DA9978, #B9DA78
Tetradic#DA78B9, #DACA78, #78DA99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F2FB
Lighter +20%#C8CFF0
Lighter +10%#A0ABE5
Darker −10%#5065CF
Darker −20%#3349B9
Darker −30%#283991
Darker −40%#1D2969
More saturated +25%#627AF0
Less saturated −25%#8D96C4

Channel breakdown

R120
G136
B218
Red120 (47.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue230.2°
Saturation (HSL)56.98%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 88 · B DA

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