Recognised as Colour

#7FA7E2

#7FA7E2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7FA7E2 is a blue with RGB values 127, 167, 226 and HSL 216°, 63%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7FA7E2

RGBrgb(127, 167, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6549, 0.8863

RGB percentages49.8%, 65.5%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(215.8, 63.1%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 43.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK43.8%, 26.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,366,050

CSS custom property--colour: #7FA7E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#80581D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91AAE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#86A1E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#59B4BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8 Sky blue · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E2BA7F

Analogous#7FD8E2, #897FE2

Triadic#E27FA7, #A7E27F

Split complementary#E2897F, #D9E27F

Tetradic#E27FD8, #E2BA7F, #7FE289

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFDFE

Lighter +20%#D2E0F5

Lighter +10%#A9C4EB

Darker −10%#558AD9

Darker −20%#2E6ECD

Darker −30%#2558A3

Darker −40%#1C4179

More saturated +25%#6BA3F6

Less saturated −25%#93ABCE

Channel breakdown

R127

G167

B226

Red127 (49.8%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue215.76°

Saturation (HSL)63.06%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G A7 · B E2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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