Colour

#7FC5EF

#7FC5EF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light skyblue

#7FC5EF is a blue with RGB values 127, 197, 239 and HSL 203°, 78%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7FC5EF#7FC5EF

HEX#7FC5EF

RGBrgb(127, 197, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.7725, 0.9373

RGB percentages49.8%, 77.3%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(202.5, 77.8%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 46.9%, 93.7%)

CMYK46.9%, 17.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,373,743

CSS custom property--colour: #7FC5EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#803A10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2C4F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2B7EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4AD0D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 3.4 Sky blue · ΔE 7.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.8 Light blue · ΔE 17.7 Powder blue · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 3.36, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EFA97F

Analogous#7FEFE1, #7F8DEF

Triadic#EF7FC5, #C5EF7F

Split complementary#EF7F8D, #EFE17F

Tetradic#E17FEF, #EFA97F, #8DEF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DAEEFA

Lighter +10%#ACDAF5

Darker −10%#52B0E9

Darker −20%#249CE4

Darker −30%#187FBD

Darker −40%#126190

More saturated +25%#6FC9FF

Less saturated −25%#91C1DD

Channel breakdown

R127

G197

B239

Red127 (49.8%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue202.5°

Saturation (HSL)77.78%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G C5 · B EF

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