Colour

#7E8CD4

#7E8CD4
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Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7E8CD4 is a blue with RGB values 126, 140, 212 and HSL 230°, 50%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7E8CD4

RGBrgb(126, 140, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.549, 0.8314

RGB percentages49.4%, 54.9%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(230.2, 50%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 40.6%, 83.1%)

CMYK40.6%, 34%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,293,588

CSS custom property--colour: #7E8CD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#81732B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7394D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D8DD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#639AA6no 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 text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5 Steel blue · ΔE 19.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25 Medium purple · ΔE 26.9 Plum · ΔE 29 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D4C67E

Analogous#7EB7D4, #9B7ED4

Triadic#D47E8C, #8CD47E

Split complementary#D49B7E, #B7D47E

Tetradic#D47EB7, #D4C67E, #7ED49B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F2FA

Lighter +20%#CBD0EE

Lighter +10%#A4AEE1

Darker −10%#586AC7

Darker −20%#3B4EB1

Darker −30%#2E3D8B

Darker −40%#222C65

More saturated +25%#697EEA

Less saturated −25%#949BBF

Channel breakdown

R126

G140

B212

Red126 (49.4%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue230.23°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 8C · B D4

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Colour values

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