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Recognised as Colour

#7999DD

  • #7999DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7999DD is a blue with RGB values 121, 153, 221 and HSL 221°, 60%, 67%. 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

#7999DD#7999DD
HEX#7999DD
RGBrgb(121, 153, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6, 0.8667
RGB percentages47.5%, 60%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(220.8, 59.5%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 45.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK45.2%, 30.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,969,245
CSS custom property--colour: #7999DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#866622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#809EE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7695DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#53A7B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.5Light steelblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDBD79
Analogous#79CBDD, #8B79DD
Triadic#DD7999, #99DD79
Split complementary#DD8B79, #CBDD79
Tetradic#DD79CB, #DDBD79, #79DD8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F6FC
Lighter +20%#CAD7F2
Lighter +10%#A2B8E7
Darker −10%#507AD3
Darker −20%#315EBF
Darker −30%#264A97
Darker −40%#1C366E
More saturated +25%#6491F2
Less saturated −25%#8EA1C8

Channel breakdown

R121
G153
B221
Red121 (47.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue220.8°
Saturation (HSL)59.52%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 99 · B DD

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