Colour

#7989D3

#7989D3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7989D3 is a blue with RGB values 121, 137, 211 and HSL 229°, 51%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7989D3

RGBrgb(121, 137, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5373, 0.8275

RGB percentages47.5%, 53.7%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(229.3, 50.6%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 42.7%, 82.7%)

CMYK42.7%, 35.1%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,965,139

CSS custom property--colour: #7989D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#86762C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F91D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#688AD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5B98A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7 Steel blue · ΔE 19.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7 Medium purple · ΔE 26 Plum · ΔE 30.2 Royal blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3C379

Analogous#79B6D3, #9679D3

Triadic#D37989, #89D379

Split complementary#D39679, #B6D379

Tetradic#D379B6, #D3C379, #79D396

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECEEF9

Lighter +20%#C6CDEC

Lighter +10%#9FABE0

Darker −10%#5367C6

Darker −20%#394EAD

Darker −30%#2C3C87

Darker −40%#202B60

More saturated +25%#637BE9

Less saturated −25%#8F97BD

Channel breakdown

R121

G137

B211

Red121 (47.5%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue229.33°

Saturation (HSL)50.56%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 89 · B D3

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