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Colour

#7988CA

  • #7988CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7988CA is a blue with RGB values 121, 136, 202 and HSL 229°, 43%, 63%. 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

#7988CA#7988CA
HEX#7988CA
RGBrgb(121, 136, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5333, 0.7922
RGB percentages47.5%, 53.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(228.9, 43.3%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 40.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK40.1%, 32.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,964,874
CSS custom property--colour: #7988CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 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#8A8A8A
Inverted#867735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#728FCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B88C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5F95A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 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 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3Slate grey · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABB79
Analogous#79B0CA, #9379CA
Triadic#CA7988, #88CA79
Split complementary#CA9379, #B0CA79
Tetradic#CA79B1, #CABB79, #79CA93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E9F5
Lighter +20%#C2C9E7
Lighter +10%#9EA8D8
Darker −10%#5468BC
Darker −20%#3F509E
Darker −30%#303E7A
Darker −40%#222B55
More saturated +25%#6279E1
Less saturated −25%#9097B3

Channel breakdown

R121
G136
B202
Red121 (47.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue228.89°
Saturation (HSL)43.32%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 88 · B CA

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