Colour

#7D97C2

#7D97C2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7D97C2 is a blue with RGB values 125, 151, 194 and HSL 217°, 36%, 63%. 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

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HEX#7D97C2

RGBrgb(125, 151, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.5922, 0.7608

RGB percentages49%, 59.2%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(217.4, 36.1%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 35.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK35.6%, 22.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,230,850

CSS custom property--colour: #7D97C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1

Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#82683D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8899C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8193C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#68A0A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.8 Sky blue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C2A87D

Analogous#7DB9C2, #867DC2

Triadic#C27D97, #97C27D

Split complementary#C2867D, #B9C27D

Tetradic#C27DB9, #C2A87D, #7DC286

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5EAF3

Lighter +20%#C2CFE3

Lighter +10%#A0B3D2

Darker −10%#5A7BB2

Darker −20%#456394

Darker −30%#354C71

Darker −40%#25344E

More saturated +25%#6591DA

Less saturated −25%#959DAA

Channel breakdown

R125

G151

B194

Red125 (49%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue217.39°

Saturation (HSL)36.13%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7D · G 97 · B C2

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