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Recognised as Colour

#7D93CB

  • #7D93CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7D93CB is a blue with RGB values 125, 147, 203 and HSL 223°, 43%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7D93CB#7D93CB
HEX#7D93CB
RGBrgb(125, 147, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.5765, 0.7961
RGB percentages49%, 57.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(223.1, 42.9%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 38.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK38.4%, 27.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,229,835
CSS custom property--colour: #7D93CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#826C34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8098CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7991CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#649EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.7Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB57D
Analogous#7DBACB, #8E7DCB
Triadic#CB7D93, #93CB7D
Split complementary#CB8E7D, #BACB7D
Tetradic#CB7DBA, #CBB57D, #7DCB8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEEF7
Lighter +20%#C6D0E8
Lighter +10%#A1B1DA
Darker −10%#5975BC
Darker −20%#415CA1
Darker −30%#32477D
Darker −40%#233259
More saturated +25%#6689E2
Less saturated −25%#949DB4

Channel breakdown

R125
G147
B203
Red125 (49%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue223.08°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 93 · B CB

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