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Recognised as Colour

#7F9CCF

  • #7F9CCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7F9CCF is a blue with RGB values 127, 156, 207 and HSL 218°, 45%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7F9CCF#7F9CCF
HEX#7F9CCF
RGBrgb(127, 156, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6118, 0.8118
RGB percentages49.8%, 61.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(218.2, 45.5%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 38.6%, 81.2%)
CMYK38.6%, 24.6%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,363,215
CSS custom property--colour: #7F9CCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#806330

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A9FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8298CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#65A7ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFB27F
Analogous#7FC4CF, #8A7FCF
Triadic#CF7F9C, #9CCF7F
Split complementary#CF8A7F, #C4CF7F
Tetradic#CF7FC4, #CFB27F, #7FCF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF2F9
Lighter +20%#C9D5EB
Lighter +10%#A4B9DD
Darker −10%#5A7FC1
Darker −20%#3F65A9
Darker −30%#314F84
Darker −40%#23395F
More saturated +25%#6996E5
Less saturated −25%#95A2B9

Channel breakdown

R127
G156
B207
Red127 (49.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue218.25°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 9C · B CF

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