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Recognised as Colour

#7FA0EF

  • #7FA0EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7FA0EF is a blue with RGB values 127, 160, 239 and HSL 222°, 78%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7FA0EF#7FA0EF
HEX#7FA0EF
RGBrgb(127, 160, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6275, 0.9373
RGB percentages49.8%, 62.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(222.3, 77.8%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 46.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK46.9%, 33.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,364,271
CSS custom property--colour: #7FA0EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#805F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83A7F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#779DEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#52B1BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.8Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFCE7F
Analogous#7FD8EF, #967FEF
Triadic#EF7FA0, #A0EF7F
Split complementary#EF967F, #D8EF7F
Tetradic#EF7FD8, #EFCE7F, #7FEF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAE3FA
Lighter +10%#ACC2F5
Darker −10%#527EE9
Darker −20%#245DE4
Darker −30%#1848BD
Darker −40%#123790
More saturated +25%#6F99FF
Less saturated −25%#91A7DD

Channel breakdown

R127
G160
B239
Red127 (49.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue222.32°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G A0 · B EF

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