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Recognised as Colour

#7D88CC

  • #7D88CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7D88CC is a blue with RGB values 125, 136, 204 and HSL 232°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7D88CC#7D88CC
HEX#7D88CC
RGBrgb(125, 136, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.5333, 0.8
RGB percentages49%, 53.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(231.6, 43.6%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 38.7%, 80%)
CMYK38.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,227,020
CSS custom property--colour: #7D88CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#827733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7190CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C89CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6595A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Plum · ΔE 28.7Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCC17D
Analogous#7DB0CC, #997DCC
Triadic#CC7D88, #88CC7D
Split complementary#CC9A7D, #B0CC7D
Tetradic#CC7DB0, #CCC17D, #7DCC9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEDF7
Lighter +20%#C6CBE9
Lighter +10%#A2AADA
Darker −10%#5866BE
Darker −20%#404EA3
Darker −30%#323C7E
Darker −40%#232B5A
More saturated +25%#6678E3
Less saturated −25%#9498B5

Channel breakdown

R125
G136
B204
Red125 (49%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue231.65°
Saturation (HSL)43.65%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 88 · B CC

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