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Recognised as Colour

#7891D6

  • #7891D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7891D6 is a blue with RGB values 120, 145, 214 and HSL 224°, 53%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7891D6#7891D6
HEX#7891D6
RGBrgb(120, 145, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5686, 0.8392
RGB percentages47.1%, 56.9%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(224, 53.4%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 43.9%, 83.9%)
CMYK43.9%, 32.2%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,901,654
CSS custom property--colour: #7891D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#876E29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7897D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8FD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#569FAAno 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 text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3Light skyblue · ΔE 29.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.6Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6BD78
Analogous#78C0D6, #8E78D6
Triadic#D67891, #91D678
Split complementary#D68E78, #C0D678
Tetradic#D678C0, #D6BD78, #78D68E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF1FA
Lighter +20%#C6D1EE
Lighter +10%#9FB1E2
Darker −10%#5171CA
Darker −20%#3657B2
Darker −30%#2A448B
Darker −40%#1E3164
More saturated +25%#6287EC
Less saturated −25%#8E9BC0

Channel breakdown

R120
G145
B214
Red120 (47.1%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue224.04°
Saturation (HSL)53.41%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 91 · B D6

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