Colour

#7FAAD5

#7FAAD5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#7FAAD5 is a blue with RGB values 127, 170, 213 and HSL 210°, 51%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#7FAAD5

RGBrgb(127, 170, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6667, 0.8353

RGB percentages49.8%, 66.7%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(210, 50.6%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 40.4%, 83.5%)

CMYK40.4%, 20.2%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,366,805

CSS custom property--colour: #7FAAD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#80552A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99ABD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EA2D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Tritanopia#60B4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4 Steel blue · ΔE 16.7 Sky blue · ΔE 16.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D5AA7F

Analogous#7FD5D5, #7F7FD5

Triadic#D57FAA, #AAD57F

Split complementary#D57F7F, #D5D57F

Tetradic#D57FD5, #D5AA7F, #7FD57F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2F7FB

Lighter +20%#CCDDEE

Lighter +10%#A5C4E2

Darker −10%#5991C8

Darker −20%#3B77B3

Darker −30%#2E5E8D

Darker −40%#224466

More saturated +25%#6AAAEA

Less saturated −25%#94AAC0

Channel breakdown

R127

G170

B213

Red127 (49.8%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)50.59%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G AA · B D5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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