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Recognised as Colour

#7F93CE

  • #7F93CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7F93CE is a blue with RGB values 127, 147, 206 and HSL 225°, 45%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7F93CE#7F93CE
HEX#7F93CE
RGBrgb(127, 147, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5765, 0.8078
RGB percentages49.8%, 57.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(224.8, 44.6%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 38.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK38.3%, 28.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,360,910
CSS custom property--colour: #7F93CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#806C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F98D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7891CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#669FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 25.6Light steelblue · ΔE 25.8Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEBA7F
Analogous#7FBBCE, #937FCE
Triadic#CE7F93, #93CE7F
Split complementary#CE937F, #BBCE7F
Tetradic#CE7FBA, #CEBA7F, #7FCE93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF0F8
Lighter +20%#C9D1EA
Lighter +10%#A4B2DC
Darker −10%#5A74C0
Darker −20%#405AA7
Darker −30%#324682
Darker −40%#24325D
More saturated +25%#6988E4
Less saturated −25%#959EB8

Channel breakdown

R127
G147
B206
Red127 (49.8%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue224.81°
Saturation (HSL)44.63%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 93 · B CE

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