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Recognised as Colour

#7D99D6

  • #7D99D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7D99D6 is a blue with RGB values 125, 153, 214 and HSL 221°, 52%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7D99D6#7D99D6
HEX#7D99D6
RGBrgb(125, 153, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.6, 0.8392
RGB percentages49%, 60%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(221.1, 52%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 41.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK41.6%, 28.5%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,231,382
CSS custom property--colour: #7D99D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31997WCAG 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 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#826629

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#839ED9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A96D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5EA6AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Light skyblue · ΔE 24Light steelblue · ΔE 25.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6BA7D
Analogous#7DC6D6, #8D7DD6
Triadic#D67D99, #99D67D
Split complementary#D68D7D, #C5D67D
Tetradic#D67DC6, #D6BA7D, #7DD68D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F4FB
Lighter +20%#CBD6EE
Lighter +10%#A4B7E2
Darker −10%#567BCA
Darker −20%#3960B4
Darker −30%#2D4B8D
Darker −40%#203667
More saturated +25%#6891EB
Less saturated −25%#92A1C1

Channel breakdown

R125
G153
B214
Red125 (49%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue221.12°
Saturation (HSL)52.05%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 99 · B D6

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