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Recognised as Colour

#7DA2EE

  • #7DA2EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7DA2EE is a blue with RGB values 125, 162, 238 and HSL 220°, 77%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7DA2EE#7DA2EE
HEX#7DA2EE
RGBrgb(125, 162, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.6353, 0.9333
RGB percentages49%, 63.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(220.4, 76.9%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 47.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK47.5%, 31.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,233,710
CSS custom property--colour: #7DA2EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#825D11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A8F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#799EECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4EB2BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.8Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2Light steelblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEC97D
Analogous#7DDAEE, #917DEE
Triadic#EE7DA2, #A2EE7D
Split complementary#EE917D, #DAEE7D
Tetradic#EE7DDA, #EEC97D, #7DEE91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7E3FA
Lighter +10%#AAC2F4
Darker −10%#5082E8
Darker −20%#2361E2
Darker −30%#184DBA
Darker −40%#123A8D
More saturated +25%#6C9CFF
Less saturated −25%#8FA8DC

Channel breakdown

R125
G162
B238
Red125 (49%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue220.35°
Saturation (HSL)76.87%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G A2 · B EE

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