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Recognised as Colour

#7993D0

  • #7993D0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7993D0 is a blue with RGB values 121, 147, 208 and HSL 222°, 48%, 65%. 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

#7993D0#7993D0
HEX#7993D0
RGBrgb(121, 147, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5765, 0.8157
RGB percentages47.5%, 57.6%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(222.1, 48.1%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 41.8%, 81.6%)
CMYK41.8%, 29.3%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,967,696
CSS custom property--colour: #7993D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#866C2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E98D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7590CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5BA0A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3Light skyblue · ΔE 26Slate grey · ΔE 26.5Light steelblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0B679
Analogous#79BED0, #8B79D0
Triadic#D07993, #93D079
Split complementary#D08B79, #BED079
Tetradic#D079BE, #D0B679, #79D08B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEEF8
Lighter +20%#C5D0EA
Lighter +10%#9FB1DD
Darker −10%#5375C3
Darker −20%#3B5CA8
Darker −30%#2E4782
Darker −40%#20325D
More saturated +25%#628AE7
Less saturated −25%#909CB9

Channel breakdown

R121
G147
B208
Red121 (47.5%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue222.07°
Saturation (HSL)48.07%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 93 · B D0

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