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Colour

#7C99FB

  • #7C99FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7C99FB is a blue with RGB values 124, 153, 251 and HSL 226°, 94%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7C99FB#7C99FB
HEX#7C99FB
RGBrgb(124, 153, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6, 0.9843
RGB percentages48.6%, 60%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(226.3, 94.1%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.3, 50.6%, 98.4%)
CMYK50.6%, 39%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,165,883
CSS custom property--colour: #7C99FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#836604

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72A4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6499F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#43AEBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 28.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBDE7C
Analogous#7CD9FB, #9E7CFB
Triadic#FB7C99, #99FB7C
Split complementary#FB9E7C, #D9FB7C
Tetradic#FB7CD9, #FBDE7C, #7CFB9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE6FE
Lighter +10%#ADC0FD
Darker −10%#4B72F9
Darker −20%#194CF8
Darker −30%#0736D7
Darker −40%#052AA6
More saturated +25%#7897FF
Less saturated −25%#8DA2EA

Channel breakdown

R124
G153
B251
Red124 (48.6%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue226.3°
Saturation (HSL)94.07%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 99 · B FB

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