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Recognised as Colour

#7D96CB

  • #7D96CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7D96CB is a blue with RGB values 125, 150, 203 and HSL 221°, 43%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7D96CB#7D96CB
HEX#7D96CB
RGBrgb(125, 150, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.5882, 0.7961
RGB percentages49%, 58.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(220.8, 42.9%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 38.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK38.4%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,230,603
CSS custom property--colour: #7D96CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#826934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#849ACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C93CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#64A1A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9Light skyblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB27D
Analogous#7DBDCB, #8B7DCB
Triadic#CB7D96, #96CB7D
Split complementary#CB8B7D, #BDCB7D
Tetradic#CB7DBD, #CBB27D, #7DCB8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEEF7
Lighter +20%#C6D1E8
Lighter +10%#A1B3DA
Darker −10%#5979BC
Darker −20%#4160A1
Darker −30%#324A7D
Darker −40%#233459
More saturated +25%#668EE2
Less saturated −25%#949EB4

Channel breakdown

R125
G150
B203
Red125 (49%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue220.77°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 96 · B CB

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