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Recognised as Colour

#7C85DD

  • #7C85DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7C85DD is a blue with RGB values 124, 133, 221 and HSL 234°, 59%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7C85DD#7C85DD
HEX#7C85DD
RGBrgb(124, 133, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5216, 0.8667
RGB percentages48.6%, 52.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(234.4, 58.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 43.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK43.9%, 39.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,160,733
CSS custom property--colour: #7C85DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#837A22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6590E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E89DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5B97A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7Royal blue · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD47C
Analogous#7CB5DD, #A47CDD
Triadic#DD7C85, #85DD7C
Split complementary#DDA47C, #B5DD7C
Tetradic#DD7CB5, #DDD47C, #7CDDA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F6FD
Lighter +20%#CDD0F2
Lighter +10%#A4ABE8
Darker −10%#545FD2
Darker −20%#323FC1
Darker −30%#283298
Darker −40%#1D2570
More saturated +25%#6774F2
Less saturated −25%#9196C8

Channel breakdown

R124
G133
B221
Red124 (48.6%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue234.43°
Saturation (HSL)58.79%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 85 · B DD

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