Colour

#7E8ACB

#7E8ACB
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Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7E8ACB is a blue with RGB values 126, 138, 203 and HSL 231°, 43%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7E8ACB#7E8ACB

HEX#7E8ACB

RGBrgb(126, 138, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5412, 0.7961

RGB percentages49.4%, 54.1%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(230.6, 42.5%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 37.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK37.9%, 32%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,293,067

CSS custom property--colour: #7E8ACB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#817534

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7591CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F8BC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6797A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8 Steel blue · ΔE 17.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5 Plum · ΔE 28.5 Slate grey · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBBF7E

Analogous#7EB0CB, #997ECB

Triadic#CB7E8A, #8ACB7E

Split complementary#CB997E, #B1CB7E

Tetradic#CB7EB0, #CBBF7E, #7ECB98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBEDF7

Lighter +20%#C7CCE8

Lighter +10%#A2ABDA

Darker −10%#5A69BC

Darker −20%#4150A2

Darker −30%#333E7D

Darker −40%#242C59

More saturated +25%#677AE2

Less saturated −25%#959AB4

Channel breakdown

R126

G138

B203

Red126 (49.4%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue230.65°

Saturation (HSL)42.54%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 8A · B CB

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Colour values

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