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Recognised as Colour

#7DA4EC

  • #7DA4EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7DA4EC is a blue with RGB values 125, 164, 236 and HSL 219°, 74%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7DA4EC#7DA4EC
HEX#7DA4EC
RGBrgb(125, 164, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.6431, 0.9255
RGB percentages49%, 64.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(218.9, 74.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 47%, 92.5%)
CMYK47%, 30.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,234,220
CSS custom property--colour: #7DA4EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#825B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A9EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9FEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4FB3BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Light skyblue · ΔE 23.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8Light steelblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC57D
Analogous#7DDBEC, #8E7DEC
Triadic#EC7DA4, #A4EC7D
Split complementary#EC8E7D, #DBEC7D
Tetradic#EC7DDB, #ECC57D, #7DEC8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6E2F9
Lighter +10%#A9C3F3
Darker −10%#5185E5
Darker −20%#2466DF
Darker −30%#1B51B5
Darker −40%#143D89
More saturated +25%#6A9EFF
Less saturated −25%#90AAD9

Channel breakdown

R125
G164
B236
Red125 (49%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue218.92°
Saturation (HSL)74.5%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G A4 · B EC

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