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Recognised as Colour

#7FA7B3

  • #7FA7B3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#7FA7B3 is a cyan with RGB values 127, 167, 179 and HSL 194°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#7FA7B3#7FA7B3
HEX#7FA7B3
RGBrgb(127, 167, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6549, 0.702
RGB percentages49.8%, 65.5%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(193.8, 25.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 29.1%, 70.2%)
CMYK29.1%, 6.7%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,366,003
CSS custom property--colour: #7FA7B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#80584C

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9FA4B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#979EB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6EABABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#B38B7F
Analogous#7FB3A5, #7F8DB3
Triadic#B37FA7, #A7B37F
Split complementary#B37F8D, #B3A57F
Tetradic#A57FB3, #B38B7F, #8DB37F

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE9EC
Lighter +20%#BFD3D9
Lighter +10%#9FBDC6
Darker −10%#5F91A0
Darker −20%#4C7480
Darker −30%#395760
Darker −40%#263A40
More saturated +25%#66B5CD
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R127
G167
B179
Red127 (49.8%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue193.85°
Saturation (HSL)25.49%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G A7 · B B3

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