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Colour

#7E8DEE

  • #7E8DEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7E8DEE is a blue with RGB values 126, 141, 238 and HSL 232°, 77%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7E8DEE#7E8DEE
HEX#7E8DEE
RGBrgb(126, 141, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5529, 0.9333
RGB percentages49.4%, 55.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(232, 76.7%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 47.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK47.1%, 40.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,293,870
CSS custom property--colour: #7E8DEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#817211

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6799F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E90ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#54A1B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 18Royal blue · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEDF7E
Analogous#7EC5EE, #A77EEE
Triadic#EE7E8D, #8DEE7E
Split complementary#EEA77E, #C5EE7E
Tetradic#EE7EC5, #EEDF7E, #7EEEA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8DDFA
Lighter +10%#ABB5F4
Darker −10%#5165E8
Darker −20%#243DE2
Darker −30%#192EBA
Darker −40%#13238D
More saturated +25%#6D81FF
Less saturated −25%#909ADC

Channel breakdown

R126
G141
B238
Red126 (49.4%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue231.96°
Saturation (HSL)76.71%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 8D · B EE

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