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Recognised as Colour

#7F8AEE

  • #7F8AEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7F8AEE is a blue with RGB values 127, 138, 238 and HSL 234°, 77%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7F8AEE#7F8AEE
HEX#7F8AEE
RGBrgb(127, 138, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5412, 0.9333
RGB percentages49.8%, 54.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(234.1, 76.6%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.1, 46.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK46.6%, 42%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,358,638
CSS custom property--colour: #7F8AEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#807511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6397F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A8EECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#569FB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Medium purple · ΔE 16Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.8Royal blue · ΔE 19.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE37F
Analogous#7FC1EE, #AC7FEE
Triadic#EE7F8A, #8AEE7F
Split complementary#EEAB7F, #C1EE7F
Tetradic#EE7FC1, #EEE37F, #7FEEAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9DCFA
Lighter +10%#ACB3F4
Darker −10%#5261E8
Darker −20%#2538E2
Darker −30%#1929BB
Darker −40%#131F8E
More saturated +25%#6E7CFF
Less saturated −25%#9199DC

Channel breakdown

R127
G138
B238
Red127 (49.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue234.05°
Saturation (HSL)76.55%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 8A · B EE

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