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Recognised as Colour

#7FCCFF

  • #7FCCFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7FCCFF is a blue with RGB values 127, 204, 255 and HSL 204°, 100%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7FCCFF#7FCCFF
HEX#7FCCFF
RGBrgb(127, 204, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.8, 1
RGB percentages49.8%, 80%, 100%
HSLhsl(203.9, 100%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.9, 50.2%, 100%)
CMYK50.2%, 20%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,375,551
CSS custom property--colour: #7FCCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#803300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4BEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#39D9DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 3.9Sky blue · ΔE 12Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.2Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3Light blue · ΔE 21.4Powder blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 3.94, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB27F
Analogous#7FFFF2, #7F8CFF
Triadic#FF7FCC, #CCFF7F
Split complementary#FF7F8C, #FFF27F
Tetradic#F27FFF, #FFB27F, #8CFF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5F5FF
Lighter +10%#B2E0FF
Darker −10%#4CB8FF
Darker −20%#19A3FF
Darker −30%#008AE5
Darker −40%#006BB2
More saturated +25%#7FCCFF
Less saturated −25%#8FC9EF

Channel breakdown

R127
G204
B255
Red127 (49.8%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue203.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G CC · B FF

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