Colour

#7E94A2

#7E94A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7E94A2 is a blue with RGB values 126, 148, 162 and HSL 203°, 16%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7E94A2

RGBrgb(126, 148, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5804, 0.6353

RGB percentages49.4%, 58%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(203.3, 16.2%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.3, 22.2%, 63.5%)

CMYK22.2%, 8.6%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,295,586

CSS custom property--colour: #7E94A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#816B5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E93A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#898FA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#749898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 4.9 Slate grey · ΔE 7.7 Gray · ΔE 12.7 Dark grey · ΔE 14.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.3 Dim grey · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.92, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A28C7E

Analogous#7EA29E, #7E82A2

Triadic#A27E94, #94A27E

Split complementary#A27E82, #A29E7E

Tetradic#9E7EA2, #A28C7E, #82A27E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5F6F7

Lighter +30%#D7DEE2

Lighter +20%#B9C5CD

Lighter +10%#9CADB7

Darker −10%#637B8A

Darker −20%#4E606C

Darker −30%#39464E

Darker −40%#232C31

More saturated +25%#629ABE

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R126

G148

B162

Red126 (49.4%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue203.33°

Saturation (HSL)16.22%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 94 · B A2

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