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Recognised as Colour

#7987EA

  • #7987EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7987EA is a blue with RGB values 121, 135, 234 and HSL 233°, 73%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7987EA#7987EA
HEX#7987EA
RGBrgb(121, 135, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5294, 0.9176
RGB percentages47.5%, 52.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(232.6, 72.9%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.6, 48.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK48.3%, 42.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,964,650
CSS custom property--colour: #7987EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#867815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F94EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#558AE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4D9CADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 16.3Royal blue · ΔE 18.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EADC79
Analogous#79BFEA, #A479EA
Triadic#EA7987, #87EA79
Split complementary#EAA479, #BFEA79
Tetradic#EA79BF, #EADC79, #79EAA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFF
Lighter +20%#D1D6F8
Lighter +10%#A5AEF1
Darker −10%#4D60E3
Darker −20%#2239DB
Darker −30%#1B2EAF
Darker −40%#142283
More saturated +25%#6678FD
Less saturated −25%#8C96D7

Channel breakdown

R121
G135
B234
Red121 (47.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue232.57°
Saturation (HSL)72.9%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 87 · B EA

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