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Recognised as Colour

#7D9DFB

  • #7D9DFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7D9DFB is a blue with RGB values 125, 157, 251 and HSL 225°, 94%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7D9DFB#7D9DFB
HEX#7D9DFB
RGBrgb(125, 157, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.6157, 0.9843
RGB percentages49%, 61.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(224.8, 94%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 50.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK50.2%, 37.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,232,443
CSS custom property--colour: #7D9DFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#826204

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B9BF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#45B1C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.1Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.2Slate blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBDB7D
Analogous#7DDCFB, #9C7DFB
Triadic#FB7D9D, #9DFB7D
Split complementary#FB9C7D, #DCFB7D
Tetradic#FB7DDC, #FBDB7D, #7DFB9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E8FE
Lighter +10%#AEC2FD
Darker −10%#4C78F9
Darker −20%#1A52F8
Darker −30%#073CD8
Darker −40%#052EA7
More saturated +25%#799BFF
Less saturated −25%#8EA5EA

Channel breakdown

R125
G157
B251
Red125 (49%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue224.76°
Saturation (HSL)94.03%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 9D · B FB

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