Colour

#7E95CF

#7E95CF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7E95CF is a blue with RGB values 126, 149, 207 and HSL 223°, 46%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7E95CF

RGBrgb(126, 149, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5843, 0.8118

RGB percentages49.4%, 58.4%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(223, 45.8%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223, 39.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK39.1%, 28%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,295,887

CSS custom property--colour: #7E95CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#816A30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#819AD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A93CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#64A1A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 25 Light skyblue · ΔE 25 Slate grey · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFB87E

Analogous#7EBECF, #8F7ECF

Triadic#CF7E95, #95CF7E

Split complementary#CF8F7E, #BECF7E

Tetradic#CF7EBE, #CFB87E, #7ECF8F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEF1F8

Lighter +20%#C8D2EB

Lighter +10%#A3B4DD

Darker −10%#5976C1

Darker −20%#3F5DA8

Darker −30%#314883

Darker −40%#23345E

More saturated +25%#688BE5

Less saturated −25%#949FB9

Channel breakdown

R126

G149

B207

Red126 (49.4%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue222.96°

Saturation (HSL)45.76%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 95 · B CF

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