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Colour

#7C8BFF

  • #7C8BFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#7C8BFF is a blue with RGB values 124, 139, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#7C8BFF#7C8BFF
HEX#7C8BFF
RGBrgb(124, 139, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5451, 1
RGB percentages48.6%, 54.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(233.1, 100%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 51.4%, 100%)
CMYK51.4%, 45.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,162,303
CSS custom property--colour: #7C8BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#837400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#589AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A90FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#42A4B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 16Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF07C
Analogous#7CCDFF, #AE7CFF
Triadic#FF7C8B, #8BFF7C
Split complementary#FFAE7C, #CDFF7C
Tetradic#FF7CCD, #FFF07C, #7CFFAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E5FF
Lighter +10%#AFB8FF
Darker −10%#495EFF
Darker −20%#1631FF
Darker −30%#001AE2
Darker −40%#0014AF
More saturated +25%#7C8BFF
Less saturated −25%#8C98EF

Channel breakdown

R124
G139
B255
Red124 (48.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue233.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 8B · B FF

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