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Colour

#7F8EDD

  • #7F8EDD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7F8EDD is a blue with RGB values 127, 142, 221 and HSL 230°, 58%, 68%. 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

#7F8EDD#7F8EDD
HEX#7F8EDD
RGBrgb(127, 142, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5569, 0.8667
RGB percentages49.8%, 55.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(230.4, 58%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 42.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK42.5%, 35.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,359,645
CSS custom property--colour: #7F8EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#807122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7297E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B8FDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#609EABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Royal blue · ΔE 29.1Plum · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDCE7F
Analogous#7FBDDD, #9F7FDD
Triadic#DD7F8E, #8EDD7F
Split complementary#DD9F7F, #BDDD7F
Tetradic#DD7FBD, #DDCE7F, #7FDD9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F9FD
Lighter +20%#D0D5F2
Lighter +10%#A7B2E8
Darker −10%#576AD2
Darker −20%#344AC2
Darker −30%#293B9A
Darker −40%#1E2C72
More saturated +25%#6B80F1
Less saturated −25%#939CC9

Channel breakdown

R127
G142
B221
Red127 (49.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue230.43°
Saturation (HSL)58.02%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 8E · B DD

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