Colour

#7F7FFF

#7F7FFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7F7FFF is a blue with RGB values 127, 127, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7F7FFF#7F7FFF

HEX#7F7FFF

RGBrgb(127, 127, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.498, 1

RGB percentages49.8%, 49.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(240, 100%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 50.2%, 100%)

CMYK50.2%, 50.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,355,839

CSS custom property--colour: #7F7FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#808000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4093FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3389FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4C9BB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.3 Royal blue · ΔE 13.3 Medium purple · ΔE 14.8 Slate blue · ΔE 15.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFFF7F

Analogous#7FBFFF, #BF7FFF

Triadic#FF7F7F, #7FFF7F

Split complementary#FFBF7F, #BFFF7F

Tetradic#FF7FBF, #FFFF7F, #7FFFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5E5FF

Lighter +10%#B2B2FF

Darker −10%#4C4CFF

Darker −20%#1919FF

Darker −30%#0000E5

Darker −40%#0000B2

More saturated +25%#7F7FFF

Less saturated −25%#8F8FEF

Channel breakdown

R127

G127

B255

Red127 (49.8%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G 7F · B FF

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