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Colour

#7986CA

  • #7986CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7986CA is a blue with RGB values 121, 134, 202 and HSL 230°, 43%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7986CA#7986CA
HEX#7986CA
RGBrgb(121, 134, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5255, 0.7922
RGB percentages47.5%, 52.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(230.4, 43.3%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 40.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK40.1%, 33.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,964,362
CSS custom property--colour: #7986CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#867935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F8DCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6987C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#60949Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6Plum · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABD79
Analogous#79AFCA, #9479CA
Triadic#CA7986, #86CA79
Split complementary#CA9479, #AFCA79
Tetradic#CA79AF, #CABD79, #79CA94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E9F5
Lighter +20%#C2C8E7
Lighter +10%#9EA7D8
Darker −10%#5465BC
Darker −20%#3F4E9E
Darker −30%#303C7A
Darker −40%#222A55
More saturated +25%#6276E1
Less saturated −25%#9096B3

Channel breakdown

R121
G134
B202
Red121 (47.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue230.37°
Saturation (HSL)43.32%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 86 · B CA

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