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Recognised as Colour

#7FA6EC

  • #7FA6EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7FA6EC is a blue with RGB values 127, 166, 236 and HSL 219°, 74%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7FA6EC#7FA6EC
HEX#7FA6EC
RGBrgb(127, 166, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.651, 0.9255
RGB percentages49.8%, 65.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(218.5, 74.1%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 46.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK46.2%, 29.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,365,804
CSS custom property--colour: #7FA6EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#805913

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CABEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A1EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#53B5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC57F
Analogous#7FDDEC, #8E7FEC
Triadic#EC7FA6, #A6EC7F
Split complementary#EC8E7F, #DDEC7F
Tetradic#EC7FDC, #ECC57F, #7FEC8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8E4F9
Lighter +10%#ABC5F3
Darker −10%#5387E5
Darker −20%#2668DF
Darker −30%#1B53B7
Darker −40%#153F8A
More saturated +25%#6DA1FE
Less saturated −25%#91ABDA

Channel breakdown

R127
G166
B236
Red127 (49.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue218.53°
Saturation (HSL)74.15%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G A6 · B EC

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