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Recognised as Colour

#7FA3F0

  • #7FA3F0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7FA3F0 is a blue with RGB values 127, 163, 240 and HSL 221°, 79%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7FA3F0#7FA3F0
HEX#7FA3F0
RGBrgb(127, 163, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6392, 0.9412
RGB percentages49.8%, 63.9%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(220.9, 79%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 47.1%, 94.1%)
CMYK47.1%, 32.1%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,365,040
CSS custom property--colour: #7FA3F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#805C0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86A9F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A9FEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#51B3BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.2Light skyblue · ΔE 26.5Light steelblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0CC7F
Analogous#7FDCF0, #937FF0
Triadic#F07FA3, #A3F07F
Split complementary#F0937F, #DCF07F
Tetradic#F07FDC, #F0CC7F, #7FF093

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAE5FB
Lighter +10%#ADC4F5
Darker −10%#5182EB
Darker −20%#2461E5
Darker −30%#164CC0
Darker −40%#113A92
More saturated +25%#709EFF
Less saturated −25%#91A9DE

Channel breakdown

R127
G163
B240
Red127 (49.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue220.88°
Saturation (HSL)79.02%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G A3 · B F0

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