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Recognised as Colour

#7988ED

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

#7988ED is a blue with RGB values 121, 136, 237 and HSL 232°, 76%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7988ED#7988ED
HEX#7988ED
RGBrgb(121, 136, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5333, 0.9294
RGB percentages47.5%, 53.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(232.2, 76.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 48.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK48.9%, 42.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,964,909
CSS custom property--colour: #7988ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#867712

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F95F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#548BEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4B9DAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 16.3Royal blue · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDDE79
Analogous#79C2ED, #A479ED
Triadic#ED7988, #88ED79
Split complementary#EDA479, #C2ED79
Tetradic#ED79C2, #EDDE79, #79EDA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3D8F9
Lighter +10%#A6B0F3
Darker −10%#4C60E7
Darker −20%#1F38E1
Darker −30%#182DB5
Darker −40%#122188
More saturated +25%#677BFF
Less saturated −25%#8C96DA

Channel breakdown

R121
G136
B237
Red121 (47.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue232.24°
Saturation (HSL)76.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 88 · B ED

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