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Colour

#7F91ED

  • #7F91ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7F91ED is a blue with RGB values 127, 145, 237 and HSL 230°, 75%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7F91ED#7F91ED
HEX#7F91ED
RGBrgb(127, 145, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5686, 0.9294
RGB percentages49.8%, 56.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(230.2, 75.3%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 46.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK46.4%, 38.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,360,429
CSS custom property--colour: #7F91ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#806E12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E9CF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6493EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#56A4B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 17Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Steel blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDDB7F
Analogous#7FC8ED, #A47FED
Triadic#ED7F91, #91ED7F
Split complementary#EDA47F, #C8ED7F
Tetradic#ED7FC8, #EDDB7F, #7FEDA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8DEFA
Lighter +10%#ACB7F3
Darker −10%#526BE7
Darker −20%#2644E0
Darker −30%#1A34B9
Darker −40%#14278C
More saturated +25%#6D85FF
Less saturated −25%#919DDB

Channel breakdown

R127
G145
B237
Red127 (49.8%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue230.18°
Saturation (HSL)75.34%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 91 · B ED

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