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Recognised as Colour

#7FA1D8

  • #7FA1D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7FA1D8 is a blue with RGB values 127, 161, 216 and HSL 217°, 53%, 67%. 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

#7FA1D8#7FA1D8
HEX#7FA1D8
RGBrgb(127, 161, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6314, 0.8471
RGB percentages49.8%, 63.1%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(217.1, 53.3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 41.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK41.2%, 25.5%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,364,504
CSS custom property--colour: #7FA1D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#805E27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA4DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#839CD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#60ADB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 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 text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8B67F
Analogous#7FCED8, #897FD8
Triadic#D87FA1, #A1D87F
Split complementary#D88A7F, #CED87F
Tetradic#D87FCE, #D8B67F, #7FD88A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F7FC
Lighter +20%#CDDAF0
Lighter +10%#A6BEE4
Darker −10%#5884CC
Darker −20%#3869B9
Darker −30%#2C5392
Darker −40%#203D6B
More saturated +25%#6A9CED
Less saturated −25%#94A6C3

Channel breakdown

R127
G161
B216
Red127 (49.8%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue217.08°
Saturation (HSL)53.29%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G A1 · B D8

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