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Recognised as Colour

#7E98D5

  • #7E98D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7E98D5 is a blue with RGB values 126, 152, 213 and HSL 222°, 51%, 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

#7E98D5#7E98D5
HEX#7E98D5
RGBrgb(126, 152, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5961, 0.8353
RGB percentages49.4%, 59.6%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(222.1, 50.9%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 40.8%, 83.5%)
CMYK40.8%, 28.6%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,296,661
CSS custom property--colour: #7E98D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#81672A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#839DD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A95D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#61A5ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 24.6Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5BB7E
Analogous#7EC4D5, #907ED5
Triadic#D57E98, #98D57E
Split complementary#D5907E, #C3D57E
Tetradic#D57EC4, #D5BB7E, #7ED590

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F4FB
Lighter +20%#CBD5EE
Lighter +10%#A4B7E2
Darker −10%#5879C8
Darker −20%#3A5EB3
Darker −30%#2E4A8C
Darker −40%#213666
More saturated +25%#698FEA
Less saturated −25%#93A1C0

Channel breakdown

R126
G152
B213
Red126 (49.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue222.07°
Saturation (HSL)50.88%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 98 · B D5

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