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Colour

#7E9ED5

  • #7E9ED5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7E9ED5 is a blue with RGB values 126, 158, 213 and HSL 218°, 51%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7E9ED5#7E9ED5
HEX#7E9ED5
RGBrgb(126, 158, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6196, 0.8353
RGB percentages49.4%, 62%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(217.9, 50.9%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 40.8%, 83.5%)
CMYK40.8%, 25.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,298,197
CSS custom property--colour: #7E9ED5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#81612A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA1D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8199D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#60AAB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5B57E
Analogous#7ECAD5, #8A7ED5
Triadic#D57E9E, #9ED57E
Split complementary#D58A7E, #CAD57E
Tetradic#D57ECA, #D5B57E, #7ED58A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F5FB
Lighter +20%#CBD8EE
Lighter +10%#A4BBE2
Darker −10%#5881C8
Darker −20%#3A67B3
Darker −30%#2E508C
Darker −40%#213A66
More saturated +25%#6998EA
Less saturated −25%#93A4C0

Channel breakdown

R126
G158
B213
Red126 (49.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue217.93°
Saturation (HSL)50.88%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 9E · B D5

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