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Colour

#7991B8

  • #7991B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7991B8 is a blue with RGB values 121, 145, 184 and HSL 217°, 31%, 60%. 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

#7991B8#7991B8
HEX#7991B8
RGBrgb(121, 145, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5686, 0.7216
RGB percentages47.5%, 56.9%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(217.1, 30.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 34.2%, 72.2%)
CMYK34.2%, 21.2%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,967,160
CSS custom property--colour: #7991B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 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#8F8F8F
Inverted#866E47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8493BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8DB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#66999Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 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

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7Light slate grey · ΔE 13Slate grey · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20.5Gray · ΔE 23.9Light skyblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8A079
Analogous#79B1B8, #8079B8
Triadic#B87991, #91B879
Split complementary#B88079, #B1B879
Tetradic#B879B1, #B8A079, #79B880

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#DDE3ED
Lighter +20%#BCC8DB
Lighter +10%#9AACCA
Darker −10%#5876A6
Darker −20%#465E85
Darker −30%#354663
Darker −40%#232F42
More saturated +25%#5F8BD2
Less saturated −25%#93979E

Channel breakdown

R121
G145
B184
Red121 (47.5%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue217.14°
Saturation (HSL)30.73%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 91 · B B8

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