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Recognised as Colour

#7993CF

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

#7993CF is a blue with RGB values 121, 147, 207 and HSL 222°, 47%, 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

#7993CF#7993CF
HEX#7993CF
RGBrgb(121, 147, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5765, 0.8118
RGB percentages47.5%, 57.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(221.9, 47.3%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 41.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK41.5%, 29%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,967,695
CSS custom property--colour: #7993CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#866C30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E98D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7590CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5C9FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7Slate grey · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFB579
Analogous#79BECF, #8A79CF
Triadic#CF7993, #93CF79
Split complementary#CF8A79, #BECF79
Tetradic#CF79BE, #CFB579, #79CF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEEF7
Lighter +20%#C4D0EA
Lighter +10%#9FB1DC
Darker −10%#5375C2
Darker −20%#3C5CA6
Darker −30%#2E4781
Darker −40%#21325B
More saturated +25%#628AE6
Less saturated −25%#909CB8

Channel breakdown

R121
G147
B207
Red121 (47.5%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue221.86°
Saturation (HSL)47.25%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 93 · B CF

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