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Recognised as Colour

#7997EC

  • #7997EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7997EC is a blue with RGB values 121, 151, 236 and HSL 224°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7997EC#7997EC
HEX#7997EC
RGBrgb(121, 151, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5922, 0.9255
RGB percentages47.5%, 59.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(224.3, 75.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 48.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK48.7%, 36%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,968,748
CSS custom property--colour: #7997EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#866813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#779FEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A95EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#49A9B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 28.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.68, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECCE79
Analogous#79D1EC, #9479EC
Triadic#EC7997, #97EC79
Split complementary#EC9479, #D1EC79
Tetradic#EC79D1, #ECCE79, #79EC94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2DCF9
Lighter +10%#A6BAF2
Darker −10%#4C74E6
Darker −20%#2052DF
Darker −30%#1941B3
Darker −40%#133186
More saturated +25%#668EFF
Less saturated −25%#8CA0D9

Channel breakdown

R121
G151
B236
Red121 (47.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue224.35°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 97 · B EC

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