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Recognised as Colour

#7E9CF8

  • #7E9CF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7E9CF8 is a blue with RGB values 126, 156, 248 and HSL 225°, 90%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7E9CF8#7E9CF8
HEX#7E9CF8
RGBrgb(126, 156, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6118, 0.9725
RGB percentages49.4%, 61.2%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(225.2, 89.7%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 49.2%, 97.3%)
CMYK49.2%, 37.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,297,720
CSS custom property--colour: #7E9CF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#816307

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A5FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C9BF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4AB0BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.1Royal blue · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 28.3Slate blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8DA7E
Analogous#7ED9F8, #9D7EF8
Triadic#F87E9C, #9CF87E
Split complementary#F89D7E, #D9F87E
Tetradic#F87ED9, #F8DA7E, #7EF89D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE6FD
Lighter +10%#AEC1FB
Darker −10%#4E77F5
Darker −20%#1D52F3
Darker −30%#0B3CD2
Darker −40%#092EA1
More saturated +25%#7798FF
Less saturated −25%#8FA5E7

Channel breakdown

R126
G156
B248
Red126 (49.4%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue225.25°
Saturation (HSL)89.71%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 9C · B F8

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