Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#7F97D6

  • #7F97D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7F97D6 is a blue with RGB values 127, 151, 214 and HSL 223°, 51%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7F97D6#7F97D6
HEX#7F97D6
RGBrgb(127, 151, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5922, 0.8392
RGB percentages49.8%, 59.2%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(223.4, 51.5%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 40.7%, 83.9%)
CMYK40.7%, 29.4%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,361,942
CSS custom property--colour: #7F97D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#806829

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#819CD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7995D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#62A4ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 25.6Light steelblue · ΔE 26.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6BE7F
Analogous#7FC3D6, #937FD6
Triadic#D67F97, #97D67F
Split complementary#D6937F, #C3D67F
Tetradic#D67FC3, #D6BE7F, #7FD693

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F5FB
Lighter +20%#CCD6EF
Lighter +10%#A6B6E2
Darker −10%#5878CA
Darker −20%#3A5CB5
Darker −30%#2E488E
Darker −40%#213568
More saturated +25%#6A8EEB
Less saturated −25%#94A0C1

Channel breakdown

R127
G151
B214
Red127 (49.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue223.45°
Saturation (HSL)51.48%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 97 · B D6

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “7f97d6” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.