Recognised as Colour

#7D86CB

#7D86CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7D86CB is a blue with RGB values 125, 134, 203 and HSL 233°, 43%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7D86CB

RGBrgb(125, 134, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.5255, 0.7961

RGB percentages49%, 52.5%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(233.1, 42.9%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 38.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK38.4%, 34%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,226,507

CSS custom property--colour: #7D86CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1

Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#827934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F8ECEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A88C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#66949Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9 Steel blue · ΔE 19.2 Medium purple · ΔE 26.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9 Plum · ΔE 28.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBC27D

Analogous#7DADCB, #9B7DCB

Triadic#CB7D86, #86CB7D

Split complementary#CB9B7D, #ADCB7D

Tetradic#CB7DAD, #CBC27D, #7DCB9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAECF7

Lighter +20%#C6CAE8

Lighter +10%#A1A8DA

Darker −10%#5964BC

Darker −20%#414CA1

Darker −30%#323B7D

Darker −40%#232A59

More saturated +25%#6674E2

Less saturated −25%#9497B4

Channel breakdown

R125

G134

B203

Red125 (49%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue233.08°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7D · G 86 · B CB

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