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Recognised as Colour

#7E9EFB

  • #7E9EFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7E9EFB is a blue with RGB values 126, 158, 251 and HSL 225°, 94%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7E9EFB#7E9EFB
HEX#7E9EFB
RGBrgb(126, 158, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6196, 0.9843
RGB percentages49.4%, 62%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(224.6, 94%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 49.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK49.8%, 37.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,298,235
CSS custom property--colour: #7E9EFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#816104

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C9CF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#47B2C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.8Slate blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBDB7E
Analogous#7EDDFB, #9C7EFB
Triadic#FB7E9E, #9EFB7E
Split complementary#FB9C7E, #DDFB7E
Tetradic#FB7EDD, #FBDB7E, #7EFB9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E8FE
Lighter +10%#AFC3FD
Darker −10%#4D79F9
Darker −20%#1B54F8
Darker −30%#073DD9
Darker −40%#052FA8
More saturated +25%#7A9CFF
Less saturated −25%#8FA6EA

Channel breakdown

R126
G158
B251
Red126 (49.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue224.64°
Saturation (HSL)93.98%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 9E · B FB

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