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Recognised as Colour

#7E93BF

  • #7E93BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7E93BF is a blue with RGB values 126, 147, 191 and HSL 221°, 34%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7E93BF#7E93BF
HEX#7E93BF
RGBrgb(126, 147, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5765, 0.749
RGB percentages49.4%, 57.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(220.6, 33.7%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 34%, 74.9%)
CMYK34%, 23%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,295,359
CSS custom property--colour: #7E93BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#816C40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8496C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E90BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6B9CA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Light skyblue · ΔE 23.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFAA7E
Analogous#7EB3BF, #8A7EBF
Triadic#BF7E93, #93BF7E
Split complementary#BF8A7E, #B3BF7E
Tetradic#BF7EB3, #BFAA7E, #7EBF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E9F2
Lighter +20%#C2CCE1
Lighter +10%#A0B0D0
Darker −10%#5C76AE
Darker −20%#475F90
Darker −30%#36486E
Darker −40%#25324C
More saturated +25%#668AD7
Less saturated −25%#969CA7

Channel breakdown

R126
G147
B191
Red126 (49.4%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue220.62°
Saturation (HSL)33.68%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 93 · B BF

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