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Recognised as Colour

#7EA4DC

  • #7EA4DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7EA4DC is a blue with RGB values 126, 164, 220 and HSL 216°, 57%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7EA4DC#7EA4DC
HEX#7EA4DC
RGBrgb(126, 164, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6431, 0.8627
RGB percentages49.4%, 64.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(215.7, 57.3%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 42.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK42.7%, 25.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,299,740
CSS custom property--colour: #7EA4DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#815B23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA7DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#859EDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5BB0B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 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 text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.2Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4Sky blue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCB67E
Analogous#7ED3DC, #877EDC
Triadic#DC7EA4, #A4DC7E
Split complementary#DC877E, #D3DC7E
Tetradic#DC7ED3, #DCB67E, #7EDC87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F9FD
Lighter +20%#CEDDF2
Lighter +10%#A6C0E7
Darker −10%#5688D1
Darker −20%#346DC0
Darker −30%#295698
Darker −40%#1E3F70
More saturated +25%#6AA0F1
Less saturated −25%#93A8C8

Channel breakdown

R126
G164
B220
Red126 (49.4%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue215.74°
Saturation (HSL)57.32%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G A4 · B DC

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