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Recognised as Colour

#7FB0FB

  • #7FB0FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7FB0FB is a blue with RGB values 127, 176, 251 and HSL 216°, 94%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7FB0FB#7FB0FB
HEX#7FB0FB
RGBrgb(127, 176, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6902, 0.9843
RGB percentages49.8%, 69%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(216.3, 93.9%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 49.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK49.4%, 29.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,368,379
CSS custom property--colour: #7FB0FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#804F04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B5FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A9F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#46C0CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBCA7F
Analogous#7FEEFB, #8C7FFB
Triadic#FB7FB0, #B0FB7F
Split complementary#FB8C7F, #EEFB7F
Tetradic#FB7FEE, #FBCA7F, #7FFB8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2EDFE
Lighter +10%#B0CFFD
Darker −10%#4E91F9
Darker −20%#1C73F8
Darker −30%#075ADA
Darker −40%#0546A9
More saturated +25%#7BAFFF
Less saturated −25%#90B3EB

Channel breakdown

R127
G176
B251
Red127 (49.8%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue216.29°
Saturation (HSL)93.94%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G B0 · B FB

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