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Recognised as Colour

#7E93FF

  • #7E93FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7E93FF is a blue with RGB values 126, 147, 255 and HSL 230°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7E93FF#7E93FF
HEX#7E93FF
RGBrgb(126, 147, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5765, 1
RGB percentages49.4%, 57.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(230.2, 100%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 50.6%, 100%)
CMYK50.6%, 42.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,295,423
CSS custom property--colour: #7E93FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#816C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#66A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#5995FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#46AABDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Royal blue · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEA7E
Analogous#7ED4FF, #A97EFF
Triadic#FF7E93, #93FF7E
Split complementary#FFAA7E, #D3FF7E
Tetradic#FF7ED4, #FFEA7E, #7EFFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E8FF
Lighter +10%#B1BEFF
Darker −10%#4B68FF
Darker −20%#183EFF
Darker −30%#0025E4
Darker −40%#001DB1
More saturated +25%#7E93FF
Less saturated −25%#8E9EEF

Channel breakdown

R126
G147
B255
Red126 (49.4%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue230.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 93 · B FF

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