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Recognised as Colour

#7EA1D7

  • #7EA1D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7EA1D7 is a blue with RGB values 126, 161, 215 and HSL 216°, 53%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7EA1D7#7EA1D7
HEX#7EA1D7
RGBrgb(126, 161, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6314, 0.8431
RGB percentages49.4%, 63.1%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(216.4, 52.7%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 41.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK41.4%, 25.1%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,298,967
CSS custom property--colour: #7EA1D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#815E28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA4D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#839CD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5EADB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7B47E
Analogous#7ECED7, #877ED7
Triadic#D77EA1, #A1D77E
Split complementary#D7887E, #CED77E
Tetradic#D77ECE, #D7B47E, #7ED788

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F6FB
Lighter +20%#CCDAEF
Lighter +10%#A5BDE3
Darker −10%#5785CB
Darker −20%#396AB6
Darker −30%#2C5390
Darker −40%#203D69
More saturated +25%#699CEC
Less saturated −25%#93A6C2

Channel breakdown

R126
G161
B215
Red126 (49.4%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue216.4°
Saturation (HSL)52.66%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G A1 · B D7

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