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Recognised as Colour

#7C96EF

  • #7C96EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7C96EF is a blue with RGB values 124, 150, 239 and HSL 226°, 78%, 71%. 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

#7C96EF#7C96EF
HEX#7C96EF
RGBrgb(124, 150, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5882, 0.9373
RGB percentages48.6%, 58.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(226.4, 78.2%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 48.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK48.1%, 37.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,165,103
CSS custom property--colour: #7C96EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#836910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#749FF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6895EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4EA9B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9Medium purple · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 26.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFD57C
Analogous#7CD0EF, #9B7CEF
Triadic#EF7C96, #96EF7C
Split complementary#EF9B7C, #D0EF7C
Tetradic#EF7CD0, #EFD57C, #7CEF9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7DFFA
Lighter +10%#A9BAF5
Darker −10%#4F72E9
Darker −20%#214DE4
Darker −30%#173CBB
Darker −40%#112D8E
More saturated +25%#6C8DFF
Less saturated −25%#8EA0DD

Channel breakdown

R124
G150
B239
Red124 (48.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue226.43°
Saturation (HSL)78.23%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 96 · B EF

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