Colour

#7987D0

#7987D0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7987D0 is a blue with RGB values 121, 135, 208 and HSL 230°, 48%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7987D0

RGBrgb(121, 135, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5294, 0.8157

RGB percentages47.5%, 52.9%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(230.3, 48.1%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 41.8%, 81.6%)

CMYK41.8%, 35.1%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,964,624

CSS custom property--colour: #7987D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#86782F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E8FD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6788CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5D96A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6 Steel blue · ΔE 19.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4 Medium purple · ΔE 25.8 Plum · ΔE 30 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D0C279

Analogous#79B3D0, #9679D0

Triadic#D07987, #87D079

Split complementary#D09679, #B3D079

Tetradic#D079B3, #D0C279, #79D096

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAECF8

Lighter +20%#C5CBEA

Lighter +10%#9FA9DD

Darker −10%#5365C3

Darker −20%#3B4DA8

Darker −30%#2E3B82

Darker −40%#202A5D

More saturated +25%#6278E7

Less saturated −25%#9096B9

Channel breakdown

R121

G135

B208

Red121 (47.5%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue230.34°

Saturation (HSL)48.07%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 87 · B D0

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