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Colour

#007FAD

  • #007FAD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#007FAD is a cyan with RGB values 0, 127, 173 and HSL 196°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#007FAD#007FAD
HEX#007FAD
RGBrgb(0, 127, 173)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.498, 0.6784
RGB percentages0%, 49.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(196, 100%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196, 100%, 67.8%)
CMYK100%, 26.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer32,685
CSS custom property--colour: #007FAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#FF8052

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#687EAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5370ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.5Cadetblue · ΔE 28.6Teal · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.72, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD2E00
Analogous#00AD84, #0029AD
Triadic#AD007F, #7FAD00
Split complementary#AD0029, #AD8500
Tetradic#8400AD, #AD2E00, #28AD00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7ADCFF
Lighter +30%#47CEFF
Lighter +20%#14C1FF
Lighter +10%#00A4E0
Darker −10%#005A7A
Darker −20%#003447
Darker −30%#000F14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#007FAD
Less saturated −25%#167597

Channel breakdown

R0
G127
B173
Red0 (0%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue195.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 7F · B AD

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