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Colour

#7FBFFF

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

#7FBFFF is a blue with RGB values 127, 191, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7FBFFF#7FBFFF
HEX#7FBFFF
RGBrgb(127, 191, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.749, 1
RGB percentages49.8%, 74.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(210, 100%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 50.2%, 100%)
CMYK50.2%, 25.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,372,223
CSS custom property--colour: #7FBFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.8:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#804000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#95B4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3ECED5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.5Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBF7F
Analogous#7FFFFF, #7F7FFF
Triadic#FF7FBF, #BFFF7F
Split complementary#FF7F7F, #FFFF7F
Tetradic#FF7FFF, #FFBF7F, #7FFF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5F2FF
Lighter +10%#B2D9FF
Darker −10%#4CA6FF
Darker −20%#198CFF
Darker −30%#0073E5
Darker −40%#0059B2
More saturated +25%#7FBFFF
Less saturated −25%#8FBFEF

Channel breakdown

R127
G191
B255
Red127 (49.8%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G BF · B FF

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