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Recognised as Colour

#7FBCDF

  • #7FBCDF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7FBCDF is a blue with RGB values 127, 188, 223 and HSL 202°, 60%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7FBCDF#7FBCDF
HEX#7FBCDF
RGBrgb(127, 188, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.7373, 0.8745
RGB percentages49.8%, 73.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(201.9, 60%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 43%, 87.5%)
CMYK43%, 15.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,371,423
CSS custom property--colour: #7FBCDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#804320

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACBAE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EB0DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#57C5C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.6Light skyblue · ΔE 8Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5Light blue · ΔE 16Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.2Powder blue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFA27F
Analogous#7FDFD2, #7F8CDF
Triadic#DF7FBC, #BCDF7F
Split complementary#DF7F8C, #DFD27F
Tetradic#D27FDF, #DFA27F, #8CDF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FCFE
Lighter +20%#D1E7F3
Lighter +10%#A8D1E9
Darker −10%#56A7D5
Darker −20%#3290C6
Darker −30%#27739E
Darker −40%#1D5575
More saturated +25%#6BC1F3
Less saturated −25%#93B7CB

Channel breakdown

R127
G188
B223
Red127 (49.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue201.87°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G BC · B DF

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