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Recognised as Colour

#7FB0EA

  • #7FB0EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7FB0EA is a blue with RGB values 127, 176, 234 and HSL 213°, 72%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7FB0EA#7FB0EA
HEX#7FB0EA
RGBrgb(127, 176, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6902, 0.9176
RGB percentages49.8%, 69%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(212.5, 71.8%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.5, 45.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK45.7%, 24.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,368,362
CSS custom property--colour: #7FB0EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#804F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B2EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA8E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#53BDC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Light steelblue · ΔE 20.5Sky blue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAB97F
Analogous#7FE5EA, #847FEA
Triadic#EA7FB0, #B0EA7F
Split complementary#EA837F, #E6EA7F
Tetradic#EA7FE5, #EAB97F, #7FEA83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7E6F8
Lighter +10%#ABCBF1
Darker −10%#5395E3
Darker −20%#277ADC
Darker −30%#1D62B3
Darker −40%#164A87
More saturated +25%#6CAEFD
Less saturated −25%#92B2D7

Channel breakdown

R127
G176
B234
Red127 (49.8%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue212.52°
Saturation (HSL)71.81%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G B0 · B EA

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