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Recognised as Colour

#7D98DE

  • #7D98DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7D98DE is a blue with RGB values 125, 152, 222 and HSL 223°, 60%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7D98DE#7D98DE
HEX#7D98DE
RGBrgb(125, 152, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.5961, 0.8706
RGB percentages49%, 59.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(223.3, 59.5%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 43.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK43.7%, 31.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,231,134
CSS custom property--colour: #7D98DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#826721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F9EE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7596DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5AA7B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2Light skyblue · ΔE 27.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.1Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC37D
Analogous#7DC9DE, #937DDE
Triadic#DE7D98, #98DE7D
Split complementary#DE937D, #C9DE7D
Tetradic#DE7DC9, #DEC37D, #7DDE93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FD
Lighter +20%#CED8F3
Lighter +10%#A6B8E8
Darker −10%#5478D4
Darker −20%#325AC3
Darker −30%#27479B
Darker −40%#1D3572
More saturated +25%#698FF2
Less saturated −25%#91A1CA

Channel breakdown

R125
G152
B222
Red125 (49%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue223.3°
Saturation (HSL)59.51%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 98 · B DE

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