Colour

#7EA4C2

#7EA4C2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7EA4C2 is a blue with RGB values 126, 164, 194 and HSL 206°, 36%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#7EA4C2#7EA4C2

HEX#7EA4C2

RGBrgb(126, 164, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6431, 0.7608

RGB percentages49.4%, 64.3%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(206.5, 35.8%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 35.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK35.1%, 15.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,299,714

CSS custom property--colour: #7EA4C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#815B3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98A4C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F9CC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Tritanopia#67ABAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2 Slate grey · ΔE 16 Sky blue · ΔE 16.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5 Steel blue · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C29C7E

Analogous#7EC2BE, #7E82C2

Triadic#C27EA4, #A4C27E

Split complementary#C27E82, #C2BE7E

Tetradic#BE7EC2, #C29C7E, #82C27E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6EDF3

Lighter +20%#C3D5E3

Lighter +10%#A1BCD2

Darker −10%#5B8CB2

Darker −20%#467294

Darker −30%#365771

Darker −40%#253C4F

More saturated +25%#66A7DA

Less saturated −25%#96A1AA

Channel breakdown

R126

G164

B194

Red126 (49.4%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue206.47°

Saturation (HSL)35.79%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G A4 · B C2

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