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Recognised as Colour

#7F8BC3

  • #7F8BC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7F8BC3 is a blue with RGB values 127, 139, 195 and HSL 229°, 36%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7F8BC3#7F8BC3
HEX#7F8BC3
RGBrgb(127, 139, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5451, 0.7647
RGB percentages49.8%, 54.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(229.4, 36.2%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 34.9%, 76.5%)
CMYK34.9%, 28.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,358,851
CSS custom property--colour: #7F8BC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 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#8C8C8C
Inverted#80743C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7991C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#748BC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6C969Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 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

Steel blue · ΔE 14.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 23.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26.9Plum · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3B77F
Analogous#7FADC3, #957FC3
Triadic#C37F8B, #8BC37F
Split complementary#C3957F, #ADC37F
Tetradic#C37FAD, #C3B77F, #7FC395

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E9F4
Lighter +20%#C4CAE4
Lighter +10%#A2AAD3
Darker −10%#5C6CB3
Darker −20%#465496
Darker −30%#364173
Darker −40%#262D50
More saturated +25%#687CDA
Less saturated −25%#979AAB

Channel breakdown

R127
G139
B195
Red127 (49.8%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue229.41°
Saturation (HSL)36.17%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 8B · B C3

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