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Recognised as Colour

#7DB2FA

  • #7DB2FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7DB2FA is a blue with RGB values 125, 178, 250 and HSL 215°, 93%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7DB2FA#7DB2FA
HEX#7DB2FA
RGBrgb(125, 178, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.698, 0.9804
RGB percentages49%, 69.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(214.6, 92.6%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 50%, 98%)
CMYK50%, 28.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,237,818
CSS custom property--colour: #7DB2FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#824D05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B6FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#87AAF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#41C2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAC57D
Analogous#7DF1FA, #867DFA
Triadic#FA7DB2, #B2FA7D
Split complementary#FA867D, #F0FA7D
Tetradic#FA7DF1, #FAC57D, #7DFA86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFECFE
Lighter +10%#AECFFC
Darker −10%#4C95F8
Darker −20%#1B78F6
Darker −30%#085FD6
Darker −40%#0649A5
More saturated +25%#78B1FF
Less saturated −25%#8EB5E9

Channel breakdown

R125
G178
B250
Red125 (49%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue214.56°
Saturation (HSL)92.59%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G B2 · B FA

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