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Recognised as Colour

#7FAAC1

  • #7FAAC1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#7FAAC1 is a blue with RGB values 127, 170, 193 and HSL 201°, 35%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#7FAAC1#7FAAC1
HEX#7FAAC1
RGBrgb(127, 170, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6667, 0.7569
RGB percentages49.8%, 66.7%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(200.9, 34.7%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.9, 34.2%, 75.7%)
CMYK34.2%, 11.9%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,366,785
CSS custom property--colour: #7FAAC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#80553E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA8C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A1C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#69B0B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Sky blue · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 14.2Cadetblue · ΔE 15.4Slate grey · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1967F
Analogous#7FC1B7, #7F89C1
Triadic#C17FAA, #AAC17F
Split complementary#C17F89, #C1B77F
Tetradic#B77FC1, #C1967F, #89C17F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6EEF3
Lighter +20%#C4D8E2
Lighter +10%#A1C1D2
Darker −10%#5D93B0
Darker −20%#477893
Darker −30%#365C71
Darker −40%#26404E
More saturated +25%#67B1D9
Less saturated −25%#97A3A9

Channel breakdown

R127
G170
B193
Red127 (49.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue200.91°
Saturation (HSL)34.74%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G AA · B C1

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