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Recognised as Colour

#7FACE2

  • #7FACE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7FACE2 is a blue with RGB values 127, 172, 226 and HSL 213°, 63%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7FACE2#7FACE2
HEX#7FACE2
RGBrgb(127, 172, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6745, 0.8863
RGB percentages49.8%, 67.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(212.7, 63.1%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 43.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK43.8%, 23.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,367,330
CSS custom property--colour: #7FACE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#80531D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97AEE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA4E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#59B8BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 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 text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 20Sky blue · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2B57F
Analogous#7FDDE2, #847FE2
Triadic#E27FAC, #ACE27F
Split complementary#E2847F, #DDE27F
Tetradic#E27FDD, #E2B57F, #7FE284

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFE
Lighter +20%#D2E2F5
Lighter +10%#A9C7EB
Darker −10%#5591D9
Darker −20%#2E76CD
Darker −30%#255EA3
Darker −40%#1C4679
More saturated +25%#6BAAF6
Less saturated −25%#93AECE

Channel breakdown

R127
G172
B226
Red127 (49.8%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue212.73°
Saturation (HSL)63.06%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G AC · B E2

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