Colour

#7890C7

#7890C7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7890C7 is a blue with RGB values 120, 144, 199 and HSL 222°, 41%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7890C7

RGBrgb(120, 144, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5647, 0.7804

RGB percentages47.1%, 56.5%, 78%

HSLhsl(221.8, 41.4%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 39.7%, 78%)

CMYK39.7%, 27.6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,901,383

CSS custom property--colour: #7890C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#876F38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D94C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#758DC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5E9BA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C7AF78

Analogous#78B8C7, #8778C7

Triadic#C77890, #90C778

Split complementary#C78878, #B7C778

Tetradic#C778B8, #C7AF78, #78C788

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4E9F4

Lighter +20%#C0CBE5

Lighter +10%#9CAED6

Darker −10%#5472B8

Darker −20%#405B99

Darker −30%#314675

Darker −40%#223051

More saturated +25%#6087DF

Less saturated −25%#9099AF

Channel breakdown

R120

G144

B199

Red120 (47.1%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue221.77°

Saturation (HSL)41.36%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 90 · B C7

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