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Recognised as Colour

#7C94DF

  • #7C94DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7C94DF is a blue with RGB values 124, 148, 223 and HSL 225°, 61%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7C94DF#7C94DF
HEX#7C94DF
RGBrgb(124, 148, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5804, 0.8745
RGB percentages48.6%, 58%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(225.5, 60.7%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 44.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK44.4%, 33.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,164,575
CSS custom property--colour: #7C94DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#836B20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#799BE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7093DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#58A4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.6Steel blue · ΔE 20Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.5Light skyblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFC77C
Analogous#7CC5DF, #967CDF
Triadic#DF7C94, #94DF7C
Split complementary#DF957C, #C6DF7C
Tetradic#DF7CC5, #DFC77C, #7CDF95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F8FD
Lighter +20%#CED7F3
Lighter +10%#A5B5E9
Darker −10%#5373D5
Darker −20%#3054C5
Darker −30%#26439C
Darker −40%#1C3173
More saturated +25%#688AF3
Less saturated −25%#909ECB

Channel breakdown

R124
G148
B223
Red124 (48.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue225.45°
Saturation (HSL)60.74%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 94 · B DF

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