Colour

#7C95CD

#7C95CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7C95CD is a blue with RGB values 124, 149, 205 and HSL 221°, 45%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7C95CD

RGBrgb(124, 149, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5843, 0.8039

RGB percentages48.6%, 58.4%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(221.5, 44.8%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 39.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK39.5%, 27.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,164,813

CSS custom property--colour: #7C95CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1

Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#836A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8299CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A92CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#62A1A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Slate grey · ΔE 24 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CDB47C

Analogous#7CBDCD, #8C7CCD

Triadic#CD7C95, #95CD7C

Split complementary#CD8B7C, #BECD7C

Tetradic#CD7CBE, #CDB47C, #7CCD8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBEFF7

Lighter +20%#C6D1E9

Lighter +10%#A1B3DB

Darker −10%#5777BF

Darker −20%#3F5EA4

Darker −30%#31497F

Darker −40%#23345A

More saturated +25%#658CE4

Less saturated −25%#939EB6

Channel breakdown

R124

G149

B205

Red124 (48.6%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue221.48°

Saturation (HSL)44.75%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 95 · B CD

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Colour values

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