Colour

#7989FD

#7989FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#7989FD is a blue with RGB values 121, 137, 253 and HSL 233°, 97%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#7989FD#7989FD

HEX#7989FD

RGBrgb(121, 137, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5373, 0.9922

RGB percentages47.5%, 53.7%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(232.7, 97.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.7, 52.2%, 99.2%)

CMYK52.2%, 45.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,965,181

CSS custom property--colour: #7989FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#867602

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5598FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#468DFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Tritanopia#3CA2B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.1 Medium purple · ΔE 15.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5 Slate blue · ΔE 18.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDED79

Analogous#79CBFD, #AB79FD

Triadic#FD7989, #89FD79

Split complementary#FDAB79, #CBFD79

Tetradic#FD79CB, #FDED79, #79FDAB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DEE2FF

Lighter +10%#ABB5FE

Darker −10%#475DFC

Darker −20%#1530FC

Darker −30%#031DDA

Darker −40%#0216A8

More saturated +25%#7787FF

Less saturated −25%#8A96EC

Channel breakdown

R121

G137

B253

Red121 (47.5%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue232.73°

Saturation (HSL)97.06%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 89 · B FD

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