Colour

#7990C6

#7990C6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7990C6 is a blue with RGB values 121, 144, 198 and HSL 222°, 40%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7990C6

RGBrgb(121, 144, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5647, 0.7765

RGB percentages47.5%, 56.5%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(222.1, 40.3%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 38.9%, 77.6%)

CMYK38.9%, 27.3%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,966,918

CSS custom property--colour: #7990C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#866F39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E94C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#768DC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#609BA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6AF79

Analogous#79B7C6, #8879C6

Triadic#C67990, #90C679

Split complementary#C68879, #B7C679

Tetradic#C679B7, #C6AF79, #79C688

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4E9F4

Lighter +20%#C1CBE4

Lighter +10%#9DAED5

Darker −10%#5572B7

Darker −20%#415B98

Darker −30%#324674

Darker −40%#223051

More saturated +25%#6186DE

Less saturated −25%#919AAE

Channel breakdown

R121

G144

B198

Red121 (47.5%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue222.08°

Saturation (HSL)40.31%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 90 · B C6

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