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Colour

#7987BA

  • #7987BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7987BA is a blue with RGB values 121, 135, 186 and HSL 227°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7987BA#7987BA
HEX#7987BA
RGBrgb(121, 135, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5294, 0.7294
RGB percentages47.5%, 52.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(227.1, 32%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 34.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK34.9%, 27.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,964,602
CSS custom property--colour: #7987BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#867845

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#778CBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7286B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#669199no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8Slate grey · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 26.6Light skyblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAAC79
Analogous#79A7BA, #8B79BA
Triadic#BA7987, #87BA79
Split complementary#BA8C79, #A7BA79
Tetradic#BA79A8, #BAAC79, #79BA8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE1EE
Lighter +20%#BCC3DD
Lighter +10%#9BA5CB
Darker −10%#5769A9
Darker −20%#465487
Darker −30%#343F66
Darker −40%#232A44
More saturated +25%#6079D3
Less saturated −25%#9295A1

Channel breakdown

R121
G135
B186
Red121 (47.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue227.08°
Saturation (HSL)32.02%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 87 · B BA

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