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Recognised as Colour

#7995ED

  • #7995ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7995ED is a blue with RGB values 121, 149, 237 and HSL 226°, 76%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7995ED#7995ED
HEX#7995ED
RGBrgb(121, 149, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5843, 0.9294
RGB percentages47.5%, 58.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(225.5, 76.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 48.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK48.9%, 37.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,968,237
CSS custom property--colour: #7995ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#866A12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#739EF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6794EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#48A8B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.99, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDD179
Analogous#79CFED, #9779ED
Triadic#ED7995, #95ED79
Split complementary#ED9779, #CFED79
Tetradic#ED79CF, #EDD179, #79ED97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3DCF9
Lighter +10%#A6B9F3
Darker −10%#4C71E7
Darker −20%#1F4EE1
Darker −30%#183EB5
Darker −40%#122F88
More saturated +25%#678CFF
Less saturated −25%#8C9FDA

Channel breakdown

R121
G149
B237
Red121 (47.5%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue225.52°
Saturation (HSL)76.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 95 · B ED

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