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Recognised as Colour

#7EA2EC

  • #7EA2EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7EA2EC is a blue with RGB values 126, 162, 236 and HSL 220°, 74%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7EA2EC#7EA2EC
HEX#7EA2EC
RGBrgb(126, 162, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6353, 0.9255
RGB percentages49.4%, 63.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(220.4, 74.3%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 46.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK46.6%, 31.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,299,244
CSS custom property--colour: #7EA2EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#815D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86A8EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#52B2BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Light skyblue · ΔE 25.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.6Light steelblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC87E
Analogous#7ED9EC, #917EEC
Triadic#EC7EA2, #A2EC7E
Split complementary#EC917E, #D9EC7E
Tetradic#EC7ED9, #ECC87E, #7EEC91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7E2F9
Lighter +10%#AAC2F3
Darker −10%#5282E5
Darker −20%#2562DF
Darker −30%#1B4EB6
Darker −40%#143B8A
More saturated +25%#6C9CFF
Less saturated −25%#91A8DA

Channel breakdown

R126
G162
B236
Red126 (49.4%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue220.36°
Saturation (HSL)74.32%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G A2 · B EC

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