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Recognised as Colour

#7F99BD

  • #7F99BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#7F99BD is a blue with RGB values 127, 153, 189 and HSL 215°, 32%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7F99BD#7F99BD
HEX#7F99BD
RGBrgb(127, 153, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6, 0.7412
RGB percentages49.8%, 60%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(214.8, 32%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 32.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK32.8%, 19%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,362,429
CSS custom property--colour: #7F99BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#806642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C9ABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8594BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6CA1A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5Slate grey · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3Sky blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA37F
Analogous#7FB8BD, #847FBD
Triadic#BD7F99, #99BD7F
Split complementary#BD847F, #B8BD7F
Tetradic#BD7FB8, #BDA37F, #7FBD84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E9F1
Lighter +20%#C2CFE0
Lighter +10%#A1B4CE
Darker −10%#5D7EAC
Darker −20%#49658D
Darker −30%#374D6C
Darker −40%#26354A
More saturated +25%#6795D5
Less saturated −25%#979DA5

Channel breakdown

R127
G153
B189
Red127 (49.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue214.84°
Saturation (HSL)31.96%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 99 · B BD

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