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Recognised as Colour

#7E95C0

  • #7E95C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7E95C0 is a blue with RGB values 126, 149, 192 and HSL 219°, 34%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7E95C0#7E95C0
HEX#7E95C0
RGBrgb(126, 149, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5843, 0.7529
RGB percentages49.4%, 58.4%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(219.1, 34.4%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 34.4%, 75.3%)
CMYK34.4%, 22.4%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,295,872
CSS custom property--colour: #7E95C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#816A3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8698C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8092BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6A9EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Slate grey · ΔE 17.3Light steelblue · ΔE 19.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8Sky blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0A97E
Analogous#7EB6C0, #887EC0
Triadic#C07E95, #95C07E
Split complementary#C0887E, #B6C07E
Tetradic#C07EB6, #C0A97E, #7EC088

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E9F2
Lighter +20%#C3CDE1
Lighter +10%#A0B1D1
Darker −10%#5C79AF
Darker −20%#476191
Darker −30%#364A6F
Darker −40%#25334D
More saturated +25%#668ED8
Less saturated −25%#969CA8

Channel breakdown

R126
G149
B192
Red126 (49.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue219.09°
Saturation (HSL)34.37%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 95 · B C0

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