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Colour

#7C91DE

  • #7C91DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7C91DE is a blue with RGB values 124, 145, 222 and HSL 227°, 60%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7C91DE#7C91DE
HEX#7C91DE
RGBrgb(124, 145, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5686, 0.8706
RGB percentages48.6%, 56.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(227.1, 59.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 44.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK44.1%, 34.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,163,806
CSS custom property--colour: #7C91DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#836E21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7599E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C91DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#59A1ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.3Steel blue · ΔE 21Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Plum · ΔE 30.5Royal blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC97C
Analogous#7CC2DE, #987CDE
Triadic#DE7C91, #91DE7C
Split complementary#DE987C, #C2DE7C
Tetradic#DE7CC2, #DEC97C, #7CDE98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F8FD
Lighter +20%#CDD5F3
Lighter +10%#A5B3E8
Darker −10%#536FD4
Darker −20%#3150C3
Darker −30%#27409A
Darker −40%#1D2F71
More saturated +25%#6885F3
Less saturated −25%#919DCA

Channel breakdown

R124
G145
B222
Red124 (48.6%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue227.14°
Saturation (HSL)59.76%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 91 · B DE

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