Recognised as Colour

#7E8AEC

#7E8AEC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7E8AEC is a blue with RGB values 126, 138, 236 and HSL 233°, 74%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7E8AEC

RGBrgb(126, 138, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5412, 0.9255

RGB percentages49.4%, 54.1%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(233.5, 74.3%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.5, 46.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK46.6%, 41.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,293,100

CSS custom property--colour: #7E8AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1

Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#817513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6496F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B8EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#569EB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12 Medium purple · ΔE 16.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.8 Royal blue · ΔE 19.8 Slate blue · ΔE 22.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECE07E

Analogous#7EC1EC, #A97EEC

Triadic#EC7E8A, #8AEC7E

Split complementary#ECA97E, #C1EC7E

Tetradic#EC7EC1, #ECE07E, #7EECA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D7DBF9

Lighter +10%#AAB2F3

Darker −10%#5262E5

Darker −20%#2539DF

Darker −30%#1B2CB6

Darker −40%#14218A

More saturated +25%#6C7CFF

Less saturated −25%#9198DA

Channel breakdown

R126

G138

B236

Red126 (49.4%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue233.45°

Saturation (HSL)74.32%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 8A · B EC

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Colour values

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