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Colour

#7B89DB

  • #7B89DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7B89DB is a blue with RGB values 123, 137, 219 and HSL 231°, 57%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7B89DB#7B89DB
HEX#7B89DB
RGBrgb(123, 137, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5373, 0.8588
RGB percentages48.2%, 53.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(231.3, 57.1%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 43.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK43.8%, 37.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,096,219
CSS custom property--colour: #7B89DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#847624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B93DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#648BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5A9AA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBCD7B
Analogous#7BB9DB, #9D7BDB
Triadic#DB7B89, #89DB7B
Split complementary#DB9D7B, #B9DB7B
Tetradic#DB7BB9, #DBCD7B, #7BDB9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F4FC
Lighter +20%#CBD1F1
Lighter +10%#A3ADE6
Darker −10%#5365D0
Darker −20%#3347BD
Darker −30%#293894
Darker −40%#1E296C
More saturated +25%#667AF0
Less saturated −25%#9098C6

Channel breakdown

R123
G137
B219
Red123 (48.2%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue231.25°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 89 · B DB

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