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Recognised as Colour

#7F87DB

  • #7F87DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7F87DB is a blue with RGB values 127, 135, 219 and HSL 235°, 56%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7F87DB#7F87DB
HEX#7F87DB
RGBrgb(127, 135, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5294, 0.8588
RGB percentages49.8%, 52.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(234.8, 56.1%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.8, 42%, 85.9%)
CMYK42%, 38.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,357,851
CSS custom property--colour: #7F87DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#807824

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6991DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#638AD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6298A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 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 text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8Medium purple · ΔE 20Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD37F
Analogous#7FB5DB, #A57FDB
Triadic#DB7F87, #87DB7F
Split complementary#DBA57F, #B5DB7F
Tetradic#DB7FB5, #DBD37F, #7FDBA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F7FD
Lighter +20%#CFD2F1
Lighter +10%#A7ACE6
Darker −10%#5762D0
Darker −20%#3641BE
Darker −30%#2A3497
Darker −40%#1F266F
More saturated +25%#6B76F0
Less saturated −25%#9498C7

Channel breakdown

R127
G135
B219
Red127 (49.8%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue234.78°
Saturation (HSL)56.1%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 87 · B DB

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