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Recognised as Colour

#7C8CD3

  • #7C8CD3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7C8CD3 is a blue with RGB values 124, 140, 211 and HSL 229°, 50%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7C8CD3#7C8CD3
HEX#7C8CD3
RGBrgb(124, 140, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.549, 0.8275
RGB percentages48.6%, 54.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(229, 49.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229, 41.2%, 82.7%)
CMYK41.2%, 33.6%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,162,515
CSS custom property--colour: #7C8CD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#83732C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7493D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C8CD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#609AA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Plum · ΔE 29.5Light slate grey · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3C37C
Analogous#7CB8D3, #987CD3
Triadic#D37C8C, #8CD37C
Split complementary#D3987C, #B8D37C
Tetradic#D37CB7, #D3C37C, #7CD398

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF1F9
Lighter +20%#C8CFED
Lighter +10%#A2AEE0
Darker −10%#566AC6
Darker −20%#3B50AE
Darker −30%#2E3E88
Darker −40%#212D62
More saturated +25%#667EE9
Less saturated −25%#929ABD

Channel breakdown

R124
G140
B211
Red124 (48.6%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue228.97°
Saturation (HSL)49.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 8C · B D3

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