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Recognised as Colour

#7993C8

  • #7993C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7993C8 is a blue with RGB values 121, 147, 200 and HSL 220°, 42%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7993C8#7993C8
HEX#7993C8
RGBrgb(121, 147, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5765, 0.7843
RGB percentages47.5%, 57.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(220.3, 41.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 39.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK39.5%, 26.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,967,688
CSS custom property--colour: #7993C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#866C37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8197CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7990C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5F9EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 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 text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8AE79
Analogous#79BBC8, #8779C8
Triadic#C87993, #93C879
Split complementary#C88679, #BBC879
Tetradic#C879BB, #C8AE79, #79C887

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EAF5
Lighter +20%#C1CDE6
Lighter +10%#9DB0D7
Darker −10%#5576B9
Darker −20%#405E9B
Darker −30%#314877
Darker −40%#223253
More saturated +25%#618BE0
Less saturated −25%#919BB0

Channel breakdown

R121
G147
B200
Red121 (47.5%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue220.25°
Saturation (HSL)41.8%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 93 · B C8

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