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Colour

#7998D8

  • #7998D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7998D8 is a blue with RGB values 121, 152, 216 and HSL 220°, 55%, 66%. 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

#7998D8#7998D8
HEX#7998D8
RGBrgb(121, 152, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5961, 0.8471
RGB percentages47.5%, 59.6%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(220.4, 54.9%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 44%, 84.7%)
CMYK44%, 29.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,968,984
CSS custom property--colour: #7998D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#866727

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#819DDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7794D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#56A5AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Steel blue · ΔE 15Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.3Light steelblue · ΔE 27Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8B979
Analogous#79C7D8, #8A79D8
Triadic#D87998, #98D879
Split complementary#D88A79, #C7D879
Tetradic#D879C7, #D8B979, #79D88A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F3FA
Lighter +20%#C8D5EF
Lighter +10%#A1B6E3
Darker −10%#517ACD
Darker −20%#355FB6
Darker −30%#294A8F
Darker −40%#1E3667
More saturated +25%#6390EE
Less saturated −25%#8FA0C2

Channel breakdown

R121
G152
B216
Red121 (47.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue220.42°
Saturation (HSL)54.91%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 98 · B D8

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