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Recognised as Colour

#7895FD

  • #7895FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7895FD is a blue with RGB values 120, 149, 253 and HSL 227°, 97%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7895FD#7895FD
HEX#7895FD
RGBrgb(120, 149, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5843, 0.9922
RGB percentages47.1%, 58.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(226.9, 97.1%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 52.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK52.6%, 41.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,902,717
CSS custom property--colour: #7895FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#876A02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6AA1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B95FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#36ACBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.7Royal blue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 25.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDE078
Analogous#78D7FD, #9E78FD
Triadic#FD7895, #95FD78
Split complementary#FD9E78, #D8FD78
Tetradic#FD78D7, #FDE078, #78FD9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE4FE
Lighter +10%#AABCFE
Darker −10%#466EFC
Darker −20%#1346FC
Darker −30%#0332D9
Darker −40%#0226A7
More saturated +25%#7694FF
Less saturated −25%#899FEC

Channel breakdown

R120
G149
B253
Red120 (47.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue226.92°
Saturation (HSL)97.08%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 95 · B FD

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