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Recognised as Colour

#7EA7EB

  • #7EA7EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7EA7EB is a blue with RGB values 126, 167, 235 and HSL 217°, 73%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7EA7EB#7EA7EB
HEX#7EA7EB
RGBrgb(126, 167, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6549, 0.9216
RGB percentages49.4%, 65.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(217.4, 73.2%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 46.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK46.4%, 28.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,300,523
CSS custom property--colour: #7EA7EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#815814

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DACEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A1EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#52B6BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBC27E
Analogous#7EDEEB, #8B7EEB
Triadic#EB7EA7, #A7EB7E
Split complementary#EB8B7E, #DEEB7E
Tetradic#EB7EDE, #EBC27E, #7EEB8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6E3F9
Lighter +10%#AAC5F2
Darker −10%#5289E4
Darker −20%#266BDD
Darker −30%#1C55B4
Darker −40%#154088
More saturated +25%#6BA2FE
Less saturated −25%#91ACD8

Channel breakdown

R126
G167
B235
Red126 (49.4%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue217.43°
Saturation (HSL)73.15%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G A7 · B EB

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