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Recognised as Colour

#7FCBE1

  • #7FCBE1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7FCBE1 is a cyan with RGB values 127, 203, 225 and HSL 193°, 62%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7FCBE1#7FCBE1
HEX#7FCBE1
RGBrgb(127, 203, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.7961, 0.8824
RGB percentages49.8%, 79.6%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(193.5, 62%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.5, 43.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK43.6%, 9.8%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,375,265
CSS custom property--colour: #7FCBE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.53:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#80341E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC7E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADBBE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#53D3D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4.5Light blue · ΔE 11.5Light skyblue · ΔE 12.6Powder blue · ΔE 13.8Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.53, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1957F
Analogous#7FE1C6, #7F9AE1
Triadic#E17FCB, #CBE17F
Split complementary#E17F9A, #E1C67F
Tetradic#C67FE1, #E1957F, #9AE17F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFDFE
Lighter +20%#D2EDF4
Lighter +10%#A8DCEB
Darker −10%#56BAD7
Darker −20%#2FA8CB
Darker −30%#2686A1
Darker −40%#1C6378
More saturated +25%#6BD6F5
Less saturated −25%#93C0CD

Channel breakdown

R127
G203
B225
Red127 (49.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue193.47°
Saturation (HSL)62.03%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G CB · B E1

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