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Colour

#7FA7FF

  • #7FA7FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7FA7FF is a blue with RGB values 127, 167, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7FA7FF#7FA7FF
HEX#7FA7FF
RGBrgb(127, 167, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6549, 1
RGB percentages49.8%, 65.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(221.3, 100%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 50.2%, 100%)
CMYK50.2%, 34.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,366,079
CSS custom property--colour: #7FA7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#805800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#76A3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#44BAC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.5Medium purple · ΔE 30.2Light skyblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD77F
Analogous#7FE7FF, #977FFF
Triadic#FF7FA7, #A7FF7F
Split complementary#FF977F, #E7FF7F
Tetradic#FF7FE7, #FFD77F, #7FFF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5EDFF
Lighter +10%#B2CAFF
Darker −10%#4C84FF
Darker −20%#1961FF
Darker −30%#0048E5
Darker −40%#0038B2
More saturated +25%#7FA7FF
Less saturated −25%#8FADEF

Channel breakdown

R127
G167
B255
Red127 (49.8%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G A7 · B FF

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