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Recognised as Colour

#7DB1EC

  • #7DB1EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7DB1EC is a blue with RGB values 125, 177, 236 and HSL 212°, 74%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7DB1EC#7DB1EC
HEX#7DB1EC
RGBrgb(125, 177, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.6941, 0.9255
RGB percentages49%, 69.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(211.9, 74.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 47%, 92.5%)
CMYK47%, 25%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,237,548
CSS custom property--colour: #7DB1EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#824E13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB3EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA8EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4DBEC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.8Light steelblue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECB87D
Analogous#7DE9EC, #807DEC
Triadic#EC7DB1, #B1EC7D
Split complementary#EC807D, #E9EC7D
Tetradic#EC7DE9, #ECB87D, #7DEC80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6E6F9
Lighter +10%#A9CCF3
Darker −10%#5196E5
Darker −20%#247CDF
Darker −30%#1B63B5
Darker −40%#144B89
More saturated +25%#6AB0FF
Less saturated −25%#90B2D9

Channel breakdown

R125
G177
B236
Red125 (49%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue211.89°
Saturation (HSL)74.5%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G B1 · B EC

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