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Recognised as Colour

#7986FB

  • #7986FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#7986FB is a blue with RGB values 121, 134, 251 and HSL 234°, 94%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#7986FB#7986FB
HEX#7986FB
RGBrgb(121, 134, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5255, 0.9843
RGB percentages47.5%, 52.5%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(234, 94.2%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234, 51.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK51.8%, 46.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,964,411
CSS custom property--colour: #7986FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#867904

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5196FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#438BF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3FA0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.2Medium purple · ΔE 14.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 17Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBEE79
Analogous#79C7FB, #AD79FB
Triadic#FB7986, #86FB79
Split complementary#FBAD79, #C7FB79
Tetradic#FB79C7, #FBEE79, #79FBAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCDFFE
Lighter +10%#ABB3FC
Darker −10%#4759FA
Darker −20%#162DF8
Darker −30%#061BD5
Darker −40%#0515A3
More saturated +25%#7583FF
Less saturated −25%#8A94EA

Channel breakdown

R121
G134
B251
Red121 (47.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue234°
Saturation (HSL)94.2%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 86 · B FB

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