Recognised as Colour

#7F82CD

#7F82CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7F82CD is a blue with RGB values 127, 130, 205 and HSL 238°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7F82CD

RGBrgb(127, 130, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5098, 0.8039

RGB percentages49.8%, 51%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(237.7, 43.8%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.7, 38%, 80.4%)

CMYK38%, 36.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,356,557

CSS custom property--colour: #7F82CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#807D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#698CD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6586CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#69919Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8 Medium purple · ΔE 22.5 Steel blue · ΔE 22.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.7 Plum · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDCA7F

Analogous#7FA9CD, #A37FCD

Triadic#CD7F82, #82CD7F

Split complementary#CDA37F, #A9CD7F

Tetradic#CD7FA9, #CDCA7F, #7FCDA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDEDF8

Lighter +20%#C8CAEA

Lighter +10%#A4A6DB

Darker −10%#5A5EBF

Darker −20%#4144A5

Darker −30%#323581

Darker −40%#24265C

More saturated +25%#696DE3

Less saturated −25%#9597B7

Channel breakdown

R127

G130

B205

Red127 (49.8%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue237.69°

Saturation (HSL)43.82%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G 82 · B CD

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