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Recognised as Colour

#127FA4

  • #127FA4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#127FA4 is a cyan with RGB values 18, 127, 164 and HSL 195°, 80%, 36%. 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

#127FA4#127FA4
HEX#127FA4
RGBrgb(18, 127, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.498, 0.6431
RGB percentages7.1%, 49.8%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(195.2, 80.2%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.2, 89%, 64.3%)
CMYK89%, 22.6%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,212,324
CSS custom property--colour: #127FA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#ED805B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B7DA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5970A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00898Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Teal · ΔE 23.8Cadetblue · ΔE 23.9Dark cyan · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A43712
Analogous#12A480, #1236A4
Triadic#A4127F, #7FA412
Split complementary#A41236, #A48012
Tetradic#8012A4, #A43712, #36A412

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FDAF3
Lighter +30%#61CAEE
Lighter +20%#33BBE9
Lighter +10%#17A3D2
Darker −10%#0D5B76
Darker −20%#083848
Darker −30%#03141A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0088B6
Less saturated −25%#29748D

Channel breakdown

R18
G127
B164
Red18 (7.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue195.21°
Saturation (HSL)80.22%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 7F · B A4

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