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Recognised as Colour

#7EA3E4

  • #7EA3E4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7EA3E4 is a blue with RGB values 126, 163, 228 and HSL 218°, 65%, 69%. 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

#7EA3E4#7EA3E4
HEX#7EA3E4
RGBrgb(126, 163, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6392, 0.8941
RGB percentages49.4%, 63.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(218.2, 65.4%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 44.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK44.7%, 28.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,299,492
CSS custom property--colour: #7EA3E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#815C1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA7E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#809EE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#57B1BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.5Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2Sky blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4BF7E
Analogous#7ED6E4, #8C7EE4
Triadic#E47EA3, #A3E47E
Split complementary#E48C7E, #D6E47E
Tetradic#E47ED6, #E4BF7E, #7EE48C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#D2DFF6
Lighter +10%#A8C1ED
Darker −10%#5485DB
Darker −20%#2C67D0
Darker −30%#2352A6
Darker −40%#1A3E7C
More saturated +25%#6A9EF8
Less saturated −25%#92A8D1

Channel breakdown

R126
G163
B228
Red126 (49.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue218.24°
Saturation (HSL)65.38%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G A3 · B E4

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