Colour

#7993CD

#7993CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7993CD is a blue with RGB values 121, 147, 205 and HSL 221°, 46%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7993CD

RGBrgb(121, 147, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5765, 0.8039

RGB percentages47.5%, 57.6%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(221.4, 45.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 41%, 80.4%)

CMYK41%, 28.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,967,693

CSS custom property--colour: #7993CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#866C32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F98D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7690CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#5D9FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDB379

Analogous#79BDCD, #8979CD

Triadic#CD7993, #93CD79

Split complementary#CD8979, #BDCD79

Tetradic#CD79BD, #CDB379, #79CD89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8EDF7

Lighter +20%#C3CFE9

Lighter +10%#9EB1DB

Darker −10%#5475BF

Darker −20%#3D5DA3

Darker −30%#2F477E

Darker −40%#213259

More saturated +25%#628AE4

Less saturated −25%#909CB6

Channel breakdown

R121

G147

B205

Red121 (47.5%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue221.43°

Saturation (HSL)45.65%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 93 · B CD

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Colour values

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