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Recognised as Colour

#7FA4F2

  • #7FA4F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7FA4F2 is a blue with RGB values 127, 164, 242 and HSL 221°, 82%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7FA4F2#7FA4F2
HEX#7FA4F2
RGBrgb(127, 164, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6431, 0.949
RGB percentages49.8%, 64.3%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(220.7, 81.6%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 47.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK47.5%, 32.2%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,365,298
CSS custom property--colour: #7FA4F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#805B0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87AAF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7AA0F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#50B5C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.2Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7Light steelblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2CD7F
Analogous#7FDEF2, #937FF2
Triadic#F27FA4, #A4F27F
Split complementary#F2937F, #DEF27F
Tetradic#F27FDE, #F2CD7F, #7FF293

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE6FB
Lighter +10%#ADC5F7
Darker −10%#5183ED
Darker −20%#2262E9
Darker −30%#144DC4
Darker −40%#0F3B96
More saturated +25%#729FFF
Less saturated −25%#91AAE0

Channel breakdown

R127
G164
B242
Red127 (49.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue220.7°
Saturation (HSL)81.56%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G A4 · B F2

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