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Colour

#7996EB

  • #7996EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7996EB is a blue with RGB values 121, 150, 235 and HSL 225°, 74%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7996EB#7996EB
HEX#7996EB
RGBrgb(121, 150, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5882, 0.9216
RGB percentages47.5%, 58.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(224.7, 74%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 48.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK48.5%, 36.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,968,491
CSS custom property--colour: #7996EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#866914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#769EEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A94E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4AA8B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Royal blue · ΔE 28.2Slate blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.81, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBCE79
Analogous#79CFEB, #9579EB
Triadic#EB7996, #96EB79
Split complementary#EB9579, #CFEB79
Tetradic#EB79CF, #EBCE79, #79EB95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#D2DCF8
Lighter +10%#A5B9F2
Darker −10%#4D73E4
Darker −20%#2151DD
Darker −30%#1A41B1
Darker −40%#143084
More saturated +25%#668DFE
Less saturated −25%#8C9FD8

Channel breakdown

R121
G150
B235
Red121 (47.5%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue224.74°
Saturation (HSL)74.03%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 96 · B EB

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