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Recognised as Colour

#7FA0DD

  • #7FA0DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7FA0DD is a blue with RGB values 127, 160, 221 and HSL 219°, 58%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7FA0DD#7FA0DD
HEX#7FA0DD
RGBrgb(127, 160, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6275, 0.8667
RGB percentages49.8%, 62.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(218.9, 58%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 42.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK42.5%, 27.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,364,253
CSS custom property--colour: #7FA0DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#805F22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA4E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#809CDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5DADB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDBC7F
Analogous#7FCFDD, #8D7FDD
Triadic#DD7FA0, #A0DD7F
Split complementary#DD8D7F, #CFDD7F
Tetradic#DD7FCF, #DDBC7F, #7FDD8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FAFD
Lighter +20%#D0DCF2
Lighter +10%#A7BEE8
Darker −10%#5782D2
Darker −20%#3466C2
Darker −30%#29519A
Darker −40%#1E3C72
More saturated +25%#6B9AF1
Less saturated −25%#93A6C9

Channel breakdown

R127
G160
B221
Red127 (49.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue218.94°
Saturation (HSL)58.02%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G A0 · B DD

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