Recognised as Colour

#7E82CF

#7E82CF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7E82CF is a blue with RGB values 126, 130, 207 and HSL 237°, 46%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7E82CF

RGBrgb(126, 130, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5098, 0.8118

RGB percentages49.4%, 51%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(237, 45.8%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237, 39.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK39.1%, 37.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,291,023

CSS custom property--colour: #7E82CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#817D30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#688CD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6486CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#66919Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1 Medium purple · ΔE 21.7 Steel blue · ΔE 23.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6 Royal blue · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CFCB7E

Analogous#7EAACF, #A37ECF

Triadic#CF7E82, #82CF7E

Split complementary#CFA37E, #AACF7E

Tetradic#CF7EAA, #CFCB7E, #7ECFA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEEEF8

Lighter +20%#C8CAEB

Lighter +10%#A3A6DD

Darker −10%#595EC1

Darker −20%#3F44A8

Darker −30%#313583

Darker −40%#23265E

More saturated +25%#686EE5

Less saturated −25%#9496B9

Channel breakdown

R126

G130

B207

Red126 (49.4%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue237.04°

Saturation (HSL)45.76%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 82 · B CF

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