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Recognised as Colour

#7999FA

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

#7999FA is a blue with RGB values 121, 153, 250 and HSL 225°, 93%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7999FA#7999FA
HEX#7999FA
RGBrgb(121, 153, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6, 0.9804
RGB percentages47.5%, 60%, 98%
HSLhsl(225.1, 92.8%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.1, 51.6%, 98%)
CMYK51.6%, 38.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,969,274
CSS custom property--colour: #7999FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#866605

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72A3FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6498F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3CAEBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FADA79
Analogous#79DAFA, #9979FA
Triadic#FA7999, #99FA79
Split complementary#FA9979, #DAFA79
Tetradic#FA79DA, #FADA79, #79FA99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE4FE
Lighter +10%#AABEFC
Darker −10%#4874F8
Darker −20%#174EF6
Darker −30%#083AD2
Darker −40%#062CA1
More saturated +25%#7496FF
Less saturated −25%#8AA2E9

Channel breakdown

R121
G153
B250
Red121 (47.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue225.12°
Saturation (HSL)92.81%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 99 · B FA

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