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Recognised as Colour

#7A91DD

  • #7A91DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7A91DD is a blue with RGB values 122, 145, 221 and HSL 226°, 59%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7A91DD#7A91DD
HEX#7A91DD
RGBrgb(122, 145, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5686, 0.8667
RGB percentages47.8%, 56.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(226.1, 59.3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.1, 44.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK44.8%, 34.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,032,733
CSS custom property--colour: #7A91DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#856E22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7699E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C90DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#56A1ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.3Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Plum · ΔE 30.9Royal blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC67A
Analogous#7AC3DD, #947ADD
Triadic#DD7A91, #91DD7A
Split complementary#DD957A, #C3DD7A
Tetradic#DD7AC3, #DDC67A, #7ADD95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F6FC
Lighter +20%#CBD4F2
Lighter +10%#A3B3E7
Darker −10%#516FD3
Darker −20%#3152C0
Darker −30%#274197
Darker −40%#1C2F6F
More saturated +25%#6586F2
Less saturated −25%#8F9CC8

Channel breakdown

R122
G145
B221
Red122 (47.8%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue226.06°
Saturation (HSL)59.28%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 91 · B DD

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