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Recognised as Colour

#7E98FF

  • #7E98FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7E98FF is a blue with RGB values 126, 152, 255 and HSL 228°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7E98FF#7E98FF
HEX#7E98FF
RGBrgb(126, 152, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5961, 1
RGB percentages49.4%, 59.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(227.9, 100%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.9, 50.6%, 100%)
CMYK50.6%, 40.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,296,703
CSS custom property--colour: #7E98FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#816700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6EA4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6199FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#45AEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 26.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE57E
Analogous#7ED8FF, #A57EFF
Triadic#FF7E98, #98FF7E
Split complementary#FFA57E, #D8FF7E
Tetradic#FF7ED8, #FFE57E, #7EFFA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E9FF
Lighter +10%#B1C1FF
Darker −10%#4B6FFF
Darker −20%#1847FF
Darker −30%#002EE4
Darker −40%#0024B1
More saturated +25%#7E98FF
Less saturated −25%#8EA2EF

Channel breakdown

R126
G152
B255
Red126 (49.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue227.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 98 · B FF

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