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Colour

#7C97D3

  • #7C97D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7C97D3 is a blue with RGB values 124, 151, 211 and HSL 221°, 50%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7C97D3#7C97D3
HEX#7C97D3
RGBrgb(124, 151, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5922, 0.8275
RGB percentages48.6%, 59.2%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(221.4, 49.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 41.2%, 82.7%)
CMYK41.2%, 28.4%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,165,331
CSS custom property--colour: #7C97D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#83682C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#829CD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7994D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5EA3ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4Slate grey · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3B87C
Analogous#7CC3D3, #8C7CD3
Triadic#D37C97, #97D37C
Split complementary#D38C7C, #C3D37C
Tetradic#D37CC3, #D3B87C, #7CD38C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF2F9
Lighter +20%#C8D4ED
Lighter +10%#A2B5E0
Darker −10%#5679C6
Darker −20%#3B5FAE
Darker −30%#2E4A88
Darker −40%#213562
More saturated +25%#668FE9
Less saturated −25%#929FBD

Channel breakdown

R124
G151
B211
Red124 (48.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue221.38°
Saturation (HSL)49.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 97 · B D3

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