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Recognised as Colour

#7FA0CD

  • #7FA0CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7FA0CD is a blue with RGB values 127, 160, 205 and HSL 215°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7FA0CD#7FA0CD
HEX#7FA0CD
RGBrgb(127, 160, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6275, 0.8039
RGB percentages49.8%, 62.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(214.6, 43.8%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 38%, 80.4%)
CMYK38%, 22%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,364,237
CSS custom property--colour: #7FA0CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#805F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A2CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#879ACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#65AAAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Sky blue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDAC7F
Analogous#7FC7CD, #857FCD
Triadic#CD7FA0, #A0CD7F
Split complementary#CD857F, #C7CD7F
Tetradic#CD7FC7, #CDAC7F, #7FCD85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF2F8
Lighter +20%#C8D6EA
Lighter +10%#A4BBDB
Darker −10%#5A85BF
Darker −20%#416BA5
Darker −30%#325381
Darker −40%#243C5C
More saturated +25%#699DE3
Less saturated −25%#95A3B7

Channel breakdown

R127
G160
B205
Red127 (49.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue214.62°
Saturation (HSL)43.82%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G A0 · B CD

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