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Colour

#7E81CB

  • #7E81CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7E81CB is a blue with RGB values 126, 129, 203 and HSL 238°, 43%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7E81CB#7E81CB
HEX#7E81CB
RGBrgb(126, 129, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5059, 0.7961
RGB percentages49.4%, 50.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(237.7, 42.5%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.7, 37.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK37.9%, 36.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,290,763
CSS custom property--colour: #7E81CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#817E34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#698ACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6585C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#688F9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 22.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5Plum · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBC87E
Analogous#7EA7CB, #A27ECB
Triadic#CB7E81, #81CB7E
Split complementary#CBA27E, #A7CB7E
Tetradic#CB7EA7, #CBC87E, #7ECBA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBECF7
Lighter +20%#C7C8E8
Lighter +10%#A2A5DA
Darker −10%#5A5DBC
Darker −20%#4145A2
Darker −30%#33357D
Darker −40%#242659
More saturated +25%#676CE2
Less saturated −25%#9596B4

Channel breakdown

R126
G129
B203
Red126 (49.4%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue237.66°
Saturation (HSL)42.54%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 81 · B CB

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