Recognised as Colour
#7FDEFF
- #7FDEFF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Sky blue
#7FDEFF is a cyan with RGB values 127, 222, 255 and HSL 195°, 100%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.
Colour values
#7FDEFF#7FDEFF
HEX#7FDEFF
RGBrgb(127, 222, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.8706, 1
RGB percentages49.8%, 87.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(195.5, 100%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.5, 50.2%, 100%)
CMYK50.2%, 12.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,380,159
CSS custom property--colour: #7FDEFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.79:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#802100
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FFA07F
Analogous#7FFFE0, #7F9EFF
Triadic#FF7FDE, #DEFF7F
Split complementary#FF7F9E, #FFE07F
Tetradic#E07FFF, #FFA07F, #9EFF7F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R127
G222
B255
Red127 (49.8%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue195.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G DE · B FF
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