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Recognised as Colour

#7E9FD6

  • #7E9FD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7E9FD6 is a blue with RGB values 126, 159, 214 and HSL 218°, 52%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7E9FD6#7E9FD6
HEX#7E9FD6
RGBrgb(126, 159, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6235, 0.8392
RGB percentages49.4%, 62.4%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(217.5, 51.8%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 41.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK41.1%, 25.7%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,298,454
CSS custom property--colour: #7E9FD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#816029

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA2D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#829AD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#5FABB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6B57E
Analogous#7ECBD6, #897ED6
Triadic#D67E9F, #9FD67E
Split complementary#D6897E, #CBD67E
Tetradic#D67ECB, #D6B57E, #7ED689

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F5FB
Lighter +20%#CBD9EF
Lighter +10%#A5BCE2
Darker −10%#5782CA
Darker −20%#3968B5
Darker −30%#2D518E
Darker −40%#213B67
More saturated +25%#699AEB
Less saturated −25%#93A4C1

Channel breakdown

R126
G159
B214
Red126 (49.4%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)51.76%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 9F · B D6

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