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Recognised as Colour

#7FAAF0

  • #7FAAF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7FAAF0 is a blue with RGB values 127, 170, 240 and HSL 217°, 79%, 72%. 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

#7FAAF0#7FAAF0
HEX#7FAAF0
RGBrgb(127, 170, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6667, 0.9412
RGB percentages49.8%, 66.7%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(217.2, 79%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 47.1%, 94.1%)
CMYK47.1%, 29.2%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,366,832
CSS custom property--colour: #7FAAF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#80550F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90AFF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A4EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#50B9C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 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 text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Light steelblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0C57F
Analogous#7FE2F0, #8D7FF0
Triadic#F07FAA, #AAF07F
Split complementary#F08D7F, #E2F07F
Tetradic#F07FE2, #F0C57F, #7FF08D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAE7FB
Lighter +10%#ADC8F5
Darker −10%#518CEB
Darker −20%#246DE5
Darker −30%#1657C0
Darker −40%#114292
More saturated +25%#70A6FF
Less saturated −25%#91AEDE

Channel breakdown

R127
G170
B240
Red127 (49.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue217.17°
Saturation (HSL)79.02%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G AA · B F0

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