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Recognised as Colour

#7D90CE

  • #7D90CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7D90CE is a blue with RGB values 125, 144, 206 and HSL 226°, 45%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7D90CE#7D90CE
HEX#7D90CE
RGBrgb(125, 144, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.5647, 0.8078
RGB percentages49%, 56.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(225.9, 45.3%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 39.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK39.3%, 30.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,229,070
CSS custom property--colour: #7D90CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#826F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B96D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#748FCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#639CA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Slate grey · ΔE 27Light steelblue · ΔE 27.9Light skyblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEBB7D
Analogous#7DB9CE, #927DCE
Triadic#CE7D90, #90CE7D
Split complementary#CE937D, #B9CE7D
Tetradic#CE7DB9, #CEBB7D, #7DCE93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEFF8
Lighter +20%#C7CFEA
Lighter +10%#A2B0DC
Darker −10%#5870C0
Darker −20%#3F57A6
Darker −30%#314481
Darker −40%#23305C
More saturated +25%#6784E4
Less saturated −25%#939CB8

Channel breakdown

R125
G144
B206
Red125 (49%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue225.93°
Saturation (HSL)45.25%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 90 · B CE

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