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Colour

#7E8DE1

  • #7E8DE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7E8DE1 is a blue with RGB values 126, 141, 225 and HSL 231°, 62%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7E8DE1#7E8DE1
HEX#7E8DE1
RGBrgb(126, 141, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5529, 0.8824
RGB percentages49.4%, 55.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(230.9, 62.3%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 44%, 88.2%)
CMYK44%, 37.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,293,857
CSS custom property--colour: #7E8DE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#81721E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F97E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#668FDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5C9EACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1D27E
Analogous#7EBFE1, #A07EE1
Triadic#E17E8D, #8DE17E
Split complementary#E1A07E, #BFE17E
Tetradic#E17EBF, #E1D27E, #7EE1A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFE
Lighter +20%#D1D6F4
Lighter +10%#A7B2EB
Darker −10%#5568D7
Darker −20%#2F46CA
Darker −30%#2538A1
Darker −40%#1C2A77
More saturated +25%#6A7FF5
Less saturated −25%#929BCD

Channel breakdown

R126
G141
B225
Red126 (49.4%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue230.91°
Saturation (HSL)62.26%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 8D · B E1

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