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Recognised as Colour

#7FB5BF

  • #7FB5BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#7FB5BF is a cyan with RGB values 127, 181, 191 and HSL 189°, 33%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#7FB5BF#7FB5BF
HEX#7FB5BF
RGBrgb(127, 181, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.7098, 0.749
RGB percentages49.8%, 71%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(189.4, 33.3%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 33.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK33.5%, 5.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,369,599
CSS custom property--colour: #7FB5BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#804A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB1C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1A9BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#68BAB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.8Sky blue · ΔE 13.7Light blue · ΔE 14.1Powder blue · ΔE 16Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6Dark grey · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF897F
Analogous#7FBFA9, #7F95BF
Triadic#BF7FB5, #B5BF7F
Split complementary#BF7F95, #BFA97F
Tetradic#A97FBF, #BF897F, #95BF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F0F2
Lighter +20%#C3DCE1
Lighter +10%#A1C9D0
Darker −10%#5DA1AE
Darker −20%#488590
Darker −30%#37656E
Darker −40%#26464C
More saturated +25%#67C5D7
Less saturated −25%#97A4A7

Channel breakdown

R127
G181
B191
Red127 (49.8%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue189.38°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G B5 · B BF

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