Colour

#7FA8FD

#7FA8FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7FA8FD is a blue with RGB values 127, 168, 253 and HSL 220°, 97%, 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

#7FA8FD#7FA8FD

HEX#7FA8FD

RGBrgb(127, 168, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6588, 0.9922

RGB percentages49.8%, 65.9%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(220.5, 96.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 49.8%, 99.2%)

CMYK49.8%, 33.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,366,333

CSS custom property--colour: #7FA8FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#805702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#79A4FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#46BAC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.6 Steel blue · ΔE 25.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.8 Medium purple · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDD47F

Analogous#7FE7FD, #957FFD

Triadic#FD7FA8, #A8FD7F

Split complementary#FD957F, #E7FD7F

Tetradic#FD7FE7, #FDD47F, #7FFD95

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E3ECFF

Lighter +10%#B1CAFE

Darker −10%#4D86FC

Darker −20%#1B64FB

Darker −30%#034BE0

Darker −40%#033AAD

More saturated +25%#7DA7FF

Less saturated −25%#8FAEED

Channel breakdown

R127

G168

B253

Red127 (49.8%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue220.48°

Saturation (HSL)96.92%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G A8 · B FD

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Colour values

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