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Recognised as Colour

#7996D3

  • #7996D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7996D3 is a blue with RGB values 121, 150, 211 and HSL 221°, 51%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7996D3#7996D3
HEX#7996D3
RGBrgb(121, 150, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5882, 0.8275
RGB percentages47.5%, 58.8%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(220.7, 50.6%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 42.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK42.7%, 28.9%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,968,467
CSS custom property--colour: #7996D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#86692C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#809BD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7792D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#59A3ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4Light steelblue · ΔE 26.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3B679
Analogous#79C3D3, #8979D3
Triadic#D37996, #96D379
Split complementary#D38979, #C3D379
Tetradic#D379C3, #D3B679, #79D389

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF0F9
Lighter +20%#C6D2EC
Lighter +10%#9FB4E0
Darker −10%#5378C6
Darker −20%#395EAD
Darker −30%#2C4987
Darker −40%#203460
More saturated +25%#638EE9
Less saturated −25%#8F9EBD

Channel breakdown

R121
G150
B211
Red121 (47.5%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue220.67°
Saturation (HSL)50.56%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 96 · B D3

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