Colour

#7D80C4

#7D80C4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7D80C4 is a blue with RGB values 125, 128, 196 and HSL 237°, 38%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7D80C4

RGBrgb(125, 128, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.502, 0.7686

RGB percentages49%, 50.2%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(237.5, 37.6%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 36.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK36.2%, 34.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,224,964

CSS custom property--colour: #7D80C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#827F3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A88C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6783C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#698D99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16 Steel blue · ΔE 20.1 Medium purple · ΔE 25.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9 Plum · ΔE 28.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4C17D

Analogous#7DA3C4, #9D7DC4

Triadic#C47D80, #80C47D

Split complementary#C49E7D, #A3C47D

Tetradic#C47DA4, #C4C17D, #7DC49E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6E7F4

Lighter +20%#C3C5E4

Lighter +10%#A0A2D4

Darker −10%#5A5EB4

Darker −20%#444897

Darker −30%#343774

Darker −40%#252650

More saturated +25%#656ADC

Less saturated −25%#9596AC

Channel breakdown

R125

G128

B196

Red125 (49%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue237.46°

Saturation (HSL)37.57%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7D · G 80 · B C4

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