Recognised as Colour

#7C87CD

#7C87CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7C87CD is a blue with RGB values 124, 135, 205 and HSL 232°, 45%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7C87CD

RGBrgb(124, 135, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5294, 0.8039

RGB percentages48.6%, 52.9%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(231.9, 44.8%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 39.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK39.5%, 34.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,161,229

CSS custom property--colour: #7C87CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#837832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#708FD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A89CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6395A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1 Steel blue · ΔE 19.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2 Medium purple · ΔE 26.7 Plum · ΔE 28.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDC27C

Analogous#7CB0CD, #9A7CCD

Triadic#CD7C87, #87CD7C

Split complementary#CD9A7C, #B0CD7C

Tetradic#CD7CB0, #CDC27C, #7CCD9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBECF7

Lighter +20%#C6CBE9

Lighter +10%#A1A9DB

Darker −10%#5765BF

Darker −20%#3F4DA4

Darker −30%#313B7F

Darker −40%#232A5A

More saturated +25%#6577E4

Less saturated −25%#9397B6

Channel breakdown

R124

G135

B205

Red124 (48.6%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue231.85°

Saturation (HSL)44.75%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 87 · B CD

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