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Colour

#7F97CE

  • #7F97CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7F97CE is a blue with RGB values 127, 151, 206 and HSL 222°, 45%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7F97CE#7F97CE
HEX#7F97CE
RGBrgb(127, 151, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5922, 0.8078
RGB percentages49.8%, 59.2%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(221.8, 44.6%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 38.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK38.3%, 26.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,361,934
CSS custom property--colour: #7F97CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#806831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#849BD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D94CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#66A2AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.3Light skyblue · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEB67F
Analogous#7FBFCE, #8E7FCE
Triadic#CE7F97, #97CE7F
Split complementary#CE8F7F, #BECE7F
Tetradic#CE7FBF, #CEB67F, #7FCE8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF1F8
Lighter +20%#C9D3EA
Lighter +10%#A4B5DC
Darker −10%#5A79C0
Darker −20%#405FA7
Darker −30%#324A82
Darker −40%#24355D
More saturated +25%#698EE4
Less saturated −25%#95A0B8

Channel breakdown

R127
G151
B206
Red127 (49.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue221.77°
Saturation (HSL)44.63%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 97 · B CE

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