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Recognised as Colour

#7D87CC

  • #7D87CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7D87CC is a blue with RGB values 125, 135, 204 and HSL 232°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7D87CC#7D87CC
HEX#7D87CC
RGBrgb(125, 135, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.5294, 0.8
RGB percentages49%, 52.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(232.4, 43.6%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 38.7%, 80%)
CMYK38.7%, 33.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,226,764
CSS custom property--colour: #7D87CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#827833

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#708FCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B89CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6595A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Steel blue · ΔE 19Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 27Plum · ΔE 28.6Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCC27D
Analogous#7DAFCC, #9A7DCC
Triadic#CC7D87, #87CC7D
Split complementary#CC9A7D, #AFCC7D
Tetradic#CC7DAF, #CCC27D, #7DCC9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBECF7
Lighter +20%#C6CBE9
Lighter +10%#A2A9DA
Darker −10%#5865BE
Darker −20%#404DA3
Darker −30%#323B7E
Darker −40%#232A5A
More saturated +25%#6676E3
Less saturated −25%#9498B5

Channel breakdown

R125
G135
B204
Red125 (49%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue232.41°
Saturation (HSL)43.65%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 87 · B CC

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