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Recognised as Colour

#7F8DD0

  • #7F8DD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7F8DD0 is a blue with RGB values 127, 141, 208 and HSL 230°, 46%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7F8DD0#7F8DD0
HEX#7F8DD0
RGBrgb(127, 141, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5529, 0.8157
RGB percentages49.8%, 55.3%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(229.6, 46.3%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 38.9%, 81.6%)
CMYK38.9%, 32.2%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,359,376
CSS custom property--colour: #7F8DD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#80722F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7794D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#708ECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#669AA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3Plum · ΔE 28.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0C27F
Analogous#7FB5D0, #9A7FD0
Triadic#D07F8D, #8DD07F
Split complementary#D09A7F, #B5D07F
Tetradic#D07FB5, #D0C27F, #7FD09A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF1F9
Lighter +20%#CACFEB
Lighter +10%#A4AEDE
Darker −10%#5A6CC2
Darker −20%#3F51AA
Darker −30%#313F85
Darker −40%#232E60
More saturated +25%#697FE6
Less saturated −25%#959BBA

Channel breakdown

R127
G141
B208
Red127 (49.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue229.63°
Saturation (HSL)46.29%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 8D · B D0

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