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Recognised as Colour

#7F79CC

  • #7F79CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7F79CC is a blue with RGB values 127, 121, 204 and HSL 244°, 45%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7F79CC#7F79CC
HEX#7F79CC
RGBrgb(127, 121, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.4745, 0.8
RGB percentages49.8%, 47.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(244.3, 44.9%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 40.7%, 80%)
CMYK37.7%, 40.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,354,252
CSS custom property--colour: #7F79CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#808633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D85CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B80CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6A8999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 16.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1Royal blue · ΔE 24.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6CC79
Analogous#799CCC, #A979CC
Triadic#CC7F79, #79CC7F
Split complementary#CCA979, #9CCC79
Tetradic#CC799C, #C6CC79, #79CCA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E8F6
Lighter +20%#C6C3E8
Lighter +10%#A29EDA
Darker −10%#5C54BE
Darker −20%#453DA2
Darker −30%#352F7D
Darker −40%#252158
More saturated +25%#6B62E3
Less saturated −25%#9390B5

Channel breakdown

R127
G121
B204
Red127 (49.8%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue244.34°
Saturation (HSL)44.86%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 79 · B CC

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