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Colour

#7D8EF3

  • #7D8EF3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7D8EF3 is a blue with RGB values 125, 142, 243 and HSL 231°, 83%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7D8EF3#7D8EF3
HEX#7D8EF3
RGBrgb(125, 142, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.5569, 0.9529
RGB percentages49%, 55.7%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(231.4, 83.1%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 48.6%, 95.3%)
CMYK48.6%, 41.6%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,228,595
CSS custom property--colour: #7D8EF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#82710C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#669AF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B91F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4EA3B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Royal blue · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3E27D
Analogous#7DC9F3, #A77DF3
Triadic#F37D8E, #8EF37D
Split complementary#F3A77D, #C9F37D
Tetradic#F37DC9, #F3E27D, #7DF3A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DADFFC
Lighter +10%#ACB7F7
Darker −10%#4E65EF
Darker −20%#203DEA
Darker −30%#122CC5
Darker −40%#0E2196
More saturated +25%#7185FF
Less saturated −25%#8F9BE1

Channel breakdown

R125
G142
B243
Red125 (49%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue231.36°
Saturation (HSL)83.1%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 8E · B F3

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