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Colour

#7C94FF

  • #7C94FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7C94FF is a blue with RGB values 124, 148, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7C94FF#7C94FF
HEX#7C94FF
RGBrgb(124, 148, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5804, 1
RGB percentages48.6%, 58%, 100%
HSLhsl(229, 100%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229, 51.4%, 100%)
CMYK51.4%, 42%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,164,607
CSS custom property--colour: #7C94FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#836B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68A1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5996FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#40ABBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.7Royal blue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 24.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE77C
Analogous#7CD6FF, #A57CFF
Triadic#FF7C94, #94FF7C
Split complementary#FFA57C, #D6FF7C
Tetradic#FF7CD6, #FFE77C, #7CFFA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E7FF
Lighter +10%#AFBEFF
Darker −10%#496AFF
Darker −20%#1641FF
Darker −30%#0029E2
Darker −40%#0020AF
More saturated +25%#7C94FF
Less saturated −25%#8C9EEF

Channel breakdown

R124
G148
B255
Red124 (48.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.01°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 94 · B FF

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