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Recognised as Colour

#7E97EB

  • #7E97EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7E97EB is a blue with RGB values 126, 151, 235 and HSL 226°, 73%, 71%. 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

#7E97EB#7E97EB
HEX#7E97EB
RGBrgb(126, 151, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5922, 0.9216
RGB percentages49.4%, 59.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(226.2, 73.2%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 46.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK46.4%, 35.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,296,427
CSS custom property--colour: #7E97EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#816814

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A0EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D96E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#54A9B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 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 text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 28.8Plum · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBD27E
Analogous#7ECEEB, #9B7EEB
Triadic#EB7E97, #97EB7E
Split complementary#EB9B7E, #CDEB7E
Tetradic#EB7ECE, #EBD27E, #7EEB9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6DEF9
Lighter +10%#AABBF2
Darker −10%#5273E4
Darker −20%#2650DD
Darker −30%#1C3FB4
Darker −40%#152F88
More saturated +25%#6B8DFE
Less saturated −25%#91A1D8

Channel breakdown

R126
G151
B235
Red126 (49.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue226.24°
Saturation (HSL)73.15%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 97 · B EB

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