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Recognised as Colour

#7991CD

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

#7991CD is a blue with RGB values 121, 145, 205 and HSL 223°, 46%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7991CD#7991CD
HEX#7991CD
RGBrgb(121, 145, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5686, 0.8039
RGB percentages47.5%, 56.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(222.9, 45.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 41%, 80.4%)
CMYK41%, 29.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,967,181
CSS custom property--colour: #7991CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#866E32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C96D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#748FCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5D9DA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.9Light skyblue · ΔE 26.6Light steelblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB579
Analogous#79BBCD, #8B79CD
Triadic#CD7991, #91CD79
Split complementary#CD8B79, #BBCD79
Tetradic#CD79BB, #CDB579, #79CD8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8ECF7
Lighter +20%#C3CEE9
Lighter +10%#9EAFDB
Darker −10%#5473BF
Darker −20%#3D5AA3
Darker −30%#2F467E
Darker −40%#213159
More saturated +25%#6287E4
Less saturated −25%#909BB6

Channel breakdown

R121
G145
B205
Red121 (47.5%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)45.65%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 91 · B CD

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