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Colour

#7FA8FA

  • #7FA8FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7FA8FA is a blue with RGB values 127, 168, 250 and HSL 220°, 92%, 74%. 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

#7FA8FA#7FA8FA
HEX#7FA8FA
RGBrgb(127, 168, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6588, 0.9804
RGB percentages49.8%, 65.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(220, 92.5%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 49.2%, 98%)
CMYK49.2%, 32.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,366,330
CSS custom property--colour: #7FA8FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#805705

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89AFFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7BA3F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#48BAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Light skyblue · ΔE 27.3Medium purple · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD17F
Analogous#7FE6FA, #947FFA
Triadic#FA7FA8, #A8FA7F
Split complementary#FA947F, #E5FA7F
Tetradic#FA7FE5, #FAD17F, #7FFA93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EBFE
Lighter +10%#B0C9FC
Darker −10%#4E87F8
Darker −20%#1D65F6
Darker −30%#084DD8
Darker −40%#073CA6
More saturated +25%#7AA6FF
Less saturated −25%#90AEE9

Channel breakdown

R127
G168
B250
Red127 (49.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)92.48%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G A8 · B FA

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