Colour

#7C85C9

#7C85C9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7C85C9 is a blue with RGB values 124, 133, 201 and HSL 233°, 42%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7C85C9

RGBrgb(124, 133, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5216, 0.7882

RGB percentages48.6%, 52.2%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(233, 41.6%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233, 38.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK38.3%, 33.8%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,160,713

CSS custom property--colour: #7C85C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#837A36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F8DCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A87C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#65929Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4 Steel blue · ΔE 18.7 Medium purple · ΔE 27.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4 Plum · ΔE 28.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9C07C

Analogous#7CABC9, #9A7CC9

Triadic#C97C85, #85C97C

Split complementary#C9997C, #ABC97C

Tetradic#C97CAB, #C9C07C, #7CC999

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8EAF6

Lighter +20%#C4C8E7

Lighter +10%#A0A7D8

Darker −10%#5863BA

Darker −20%#414C9E

Darker −30%#323B7A

Darker −40%#232956

More saturated +25%#6573E0

Less saturated −25%#9397B2

Channel breakdown

R124

G133

B201

Red124 (48.6%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue232.99°

Saturation (HSL)41.62%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 85 · B C9

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