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Colour

#7F95FF

  • #7F95FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7F95FF is a blue with RGB values 127, 149, 255 and HSL 230°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7F95FF#7F95FF
HEX#7F95FF
RGBrgb(127, 149, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5843, 1
RGB percentages49.8%, 58.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(229.7, 100%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 50.2%, 100%)
CMYK50.2%, 41.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,361,471
CSS custom property--colour: #7F95FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#806A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6AA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D97FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#48ACBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Royal blue · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 24.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE97F
Analogous#7FD5FF, #A97FFF
Triadic#FF7F95, #95FF7F
Split complementary#FFA97F, #D5FF7F
Tetradic#FF7FD5, #FFE97F, #7FFFA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E9FF
Lighter +10%#B2BFFF
Darker −10%#4C6BFF
Darker −20%#1941FF
Darker −30%#0027E5
Darker −40%#001FB2
More saturated +25%#7F95FF
Less saturated −25%#8FA0EF

Channel breakdown

R127
G149
B255
Red127 (49.8%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 95 · B FF

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