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Recognised as Colour

#7E8DD9

  • #7E8DD9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7E8DD9 is a blue with RGB values 126, 141, 217 and HSL 230°, 54%, 67%. 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

#7E8DD9#7E8DD9
HEX#7E8DD9
RGBrgb(126, 141, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5529, 0.851
RGB percentages49.4%, 55.3%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(230.1, 54.5%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 41.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK41.9%, 35%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,293,849
CSS custom property--colour: #7E8DD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#817226

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7395DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B8ED7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#609CA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Plum · ΔE 29.4Royal blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9CA7E
Analogous#7EBBD9, #9D7ED9
Triadic#D97E8D, #8DD97E
Split complementary#D99D7E, #BBD97E
Tetradic#D97EBB, #D9CA7E, #7ED99D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F5FC
Lighter +20%#CDD3F0
Lighter +10%#A5B0E5
Darker −10%#576ACD
Darker −20%#374CBA
Darker −30%#2B3C93
Darker −40%#202C6B
More saturated +25%#697FEE
Less saturated −25%#939BC4

Channel breakdown

R126
G141
B217
Red126 (49.4%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue230.11°
Saturation (HSL)54.49%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 8D · B D9

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