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Colour

#7FA8FF

  • #7FA8FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7FA8FF is a blue with RGB values 127, 168, 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

#7FA8FF#7FA8FF
HEX#7FA8FF
RGBrgb(127, 168, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6588, 1
RGB percentages49.8%, 65.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.8, 100%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 50.2%, 100%)
CMYK50.2%, 34.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,366,335
CSS custom property--colour: #7FA8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#805700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#44BBC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 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 text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.9Light skyblue · ΔE 29.7Medium purple · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD67F
Analogous#7FE8FF, #967FFF
Triadic#FF7FA8, #A8FF7F
Split complementary#FF967F, #E8FF7F
Tetradic#FF7FE8, #FFD67F, #7FFF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5EDFF
Lighter +10%#B2CBFF
Darker −10%#4C85FF
Darker −20%#1963FF
Darker −30%#0049E5
Darker −40%#0039B2
More saturated +25%#7FA8FF
Less saturated −25%#8FAEEF

Channel breakdown

R127
G168
B255
Red127 (49.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G A8 · B FF

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