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Recognised as Colour

#7F9DF4

  • #7F9DF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7F9DF4 is a blue with RGB values 127, 157, 244 and HSL 225°, 84%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7F9DF4#7F9DF4
HEX#7F9DF4
RGBrgb(127, 157, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6157, 0.9569
RGB percentages49.8%, 61.6%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(224.6, 84.2%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 48%, 95.7%)
CMYK48%, 35.7%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,363,508
CSS custom property--colour: #7F9DF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#80620B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA6F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#709BF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4FAFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Royal blue · ΔE 29.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4D67F
Analogous#7FD7F4, #9C7FF4
Triadic#F47F9D, #9DF47F
Split complementary#F49C7F, #D7F47F
Tetradic#F47FD8, #F4D67F, #7FF49C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE5FC
Lighter +10%#AEC1F8
Darker −10%#5079F0
Darker −20%#2155EC
Darker −30%#1140C9
Darker −40%#0D319A
More saturated +25%#7498FF
Less saturated −25%#90A5E3

Channel breakdown

R127
G157
B244
Red127 (49.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue224.62°
Saturation (HSL)84.17%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 9D · B F4

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