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Recognised as Colour

#7E9ACD

  • #7E9ACD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7E9ACD is a blue with RGB values 126, 154, 205 and HSL 219°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7E9ACD#7E9ACD
HEX#7E9ACD
RGBrgb(126, 154, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6039, 0.8039
RGB percentages49.4%, 60.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(218.7, 44.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 38.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK38.5%, 24.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,297,165
CSS custom property--colour: #7E9ACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31955WCAG 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 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#816532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8096CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#64A5ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Slate grey · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB17E
Analogous#7EC2CD, #8A7ECD
Triadic#CD7E9A, #9ACD7E
Split complementary#CD8A7E, #C1CD7E
Tetradic#CD7EC1, #CDB17E, #7ECD8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF0F8
Lighter +20%#C8D4E9
Lighter +10%#A3B7DB
Darker −10%#597DBF
Darker −20%#4064A5
Darker −30%#324E80
Darker −40%#23375C
More saturated +25%#6893E3
Less saturated −25%#94A1B7

Channel breakdown

R126
G154
B205
Red126 (49.4%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue218.73°
Saturation (HSL)44.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 9A · B CD

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