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Colour

#7DA7E6

  • #7DA7E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7DA7E6 is a blue with RGB values 125, 167, 230 and HSL 216°, 68%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7DA7E6#7DA7E6
HEX#7DA7E6
RGBrgb(125, 167, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.6549, 0.902
RGB percentages49%, 65.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(216, 67.7%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 45.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK45.7%, 27.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,234,982
CSS custom property--colour: #7DA7E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#825819

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FABE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A1E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#53B5BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8Sky blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6BC7D
Analogous#7DDBE6, #877DE6
Triadic#E67DA7, #A7E67D
Split complementary#E6877D, #DBE67D
Tetradic#E67DDC, #E6BC7D, #7DE688

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#D3E1F6
Lighter +10%#A8C4EE
Darker −10%#528ADE
Darker −20%#296DD4
Darker −30%#2157A9
Darker −40%#18417F
More saturated +25%#6AA3F9
Less saturated −25%#90ABD3

Channel breakdown

R125
G167
B230
Red125 (49%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)67.74%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G A7 · B E6

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