Colour

#7999CF

#7999CF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7999CF is a blue with RGB values 121, 153, 207 and HSL 218°, 47%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7999CF

RGBrgb(121, 153, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6, 0.8118

RGB percentages47.5%, 60%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(217.7, 47.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 41.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK41.5%, 26.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,969,231

CSS custom property--colour: #7999CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1

Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#866630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#869CD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C94CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#5BA4ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7 Slate grey · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CFAF79

Analogous#79C4CF, #8479CF

Triadic#CF7999, #99CF79

Split complementary#CF8479, #C4CF79

Tetradic#CF79C4, #CFAF79, #79CF84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAEFF7

Lighter +20%#C4D2EA

Lighter +10%#9FB6DC

Darker −10%#537CC2

Darker −20%#3C63A6

Darker −30%#2E4D81

Darker −40%#21375B

More saturated +25%#6293E6

Less saturated −25%#909FB8

Channel breakdown

R121

G153

B207

Red121 (47.5%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue217.67°

Saturation (HSL)47.25%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 99 · B CF

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