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Recognised as Colour

#7D97DD

  • #7D97DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7D97DD is a blue with RGB values 125, 151, 221 and HSL 224°, 59%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7D97DD#7D97DD
HEX#7D97DD
RGBrgb(125, 151, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.5922, 0.8667
RGB percentages49%, 59.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(223.8, 58.5%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 43.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK43.4%, 31.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,230,877
CSS custom property--colour: #7D97DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#826822

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E9DE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7595DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5BA5B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2Light skyblue · ΔE 27.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.5Light steelblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC37D
Analogous#7DC7DD, #937DDD
Triadic#DD7D97, #97DD7D
Split complementary#DD937D, #C7DD7D
Tetradic#DD7DC7, #DDC37D, #7DDD93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F8FD
Lighter +20%#CED8F2
Lighter +10%#A5B7E8
Darker −10%#5577D2
Darker −20%#3359C1
Darker −30%#284799
Darker −40%#1D3471
More saturated +25%#698EF2
Less saturated −25%#92A0C9

Channel breakdown

R125
G151
B221
Red125 (49%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue223.75°
Saturation (HSL)58.54%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 97 · B DD

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