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Recognised as Colour

#7E98D4

  • #7E98D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7E98D4 is a blue with RGB values 126, 152, 212 and HSL 222°, 50%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7E98D4#7E98D4
HEX#7E98D4
RGBrgb(126, 152, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5961, 0.8314
RGB percentages49.4%, 59.6%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(221.9, 50%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 40.6%, 83.1%)
CMYK40.6%, 28.3%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,296,660
CSS custom property--colour: #7E98D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#81672B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#839DD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B95D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#61A4ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 25.1Slate grey · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4BA7E
Analogous#7EC3D4, #8F7ED4
Triadic#D47E98, #98D47E
Split complementary#D48F7E, #C3D47E
Tetradic#D47EC3, #D4BA7E, #7ED48F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F4FA
Lighter +20%#CBD5EE
Lighter +10%#A4B7E1
Darker −10%#5879C7
Darker −20%#3B5FB1
Darker −30%#2E4A8B
Darker −40%#223665
More saturated +25%#698FEA
Less saturated −25%#94A1BF

Channel breakdown

R126
G152
B212
Red126 (49.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue221.86°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 98 · B D4

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