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Recognised as Colour

#7992EA

  • #7992EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7992EA is a blue with RGB values 121, 146, 234 and HSL 227°, 73%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7992EA#7992EA
HEX#7992EA
RGBrgb(121, 146, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5725, 0.9176
RGB percentages47.5%, 57.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(226.7, 72.9%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 48.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK48.3%, 37.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,967,466
CSS custom property--colour: #7992EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#866D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#709BEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6592E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4BA5B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD179
Analogous#79CBEA, #9879EA
Triadic#EA7992, #92EA79
Split complementary#EA9879, #CBEA79
Tetradic#EA79CB, #EAD179, #79EA98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#D1DAF8
Lighter +10%#A5B6F1
Darker −10%#4D6EE3
Darker −20%#224BDB
Darker −30%#1B3CAF
Darker −40%#142D83
More saturated +25%#6687FD
Less saturated −25%#8C9DD7

Channel breakdown

R121
G146
B234
Red121 (47.5%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue226.73°
Saturation (HSL)72.9%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 92 · B EA

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