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Recognised as Colour

#7DB1E7

  • #7DB1E7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7DB1E7 is a blue with RGB values 125, 177, 231 and HSL 211°, 69%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7DB1E7#7DB1E7
HEX#7DB1E7
RGBrgb(125, 177, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.6941, 0.9059
RGB percentages49%, 69.4%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(210.6, 68.8%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 45.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK45.9%, 23.4%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,237,543
CSS custom property--colour: #7DB1E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#824E18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB3E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA8E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#50BDC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Light steelblue · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7B37D
Analogous#7DE6E7, #7E7DE7
Triadic#E77DB1, #B1E77D
Split complementary#E77E7D, #E6E77D
Tetradic#E77DE6, #E7B37D, #7DE77E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#D3E5F7
Lighter +10%#A8CBEF
Darker −10%#5297DF
Darker −20%#287DD6
Darker −30%#2064AB
Darker −40%#184B80
More saturated +25%#6AB1FA
Less saturated −25%#90B1D4

Channel breakdown

R125
G177
B231
Red125 (49%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue210.57°
Saturation (HSL)68.83%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G B1 · B E7

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