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Recognised as Colour

#7EA9EB

  • #7EA9EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7EA9EB is a blue with RGB values 126, 169, 235 and HSL 216°, 73%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7EA9EB#7EA9EB
HEX#7EA9EB
RGBrgb(126, 169, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6627, 0.9216
RGB percentages49.4%, 66.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(216.3, 73.2%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 46.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK46.4%, 28.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,301,035
CSS custom property--colour: #7EA9EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#815614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90ADEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A3EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#51B7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8Sky blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBC07E
Analogous#7EE0EB, #897EEB
Triadic#EB7EA9, #A9EB7E
Split complementary#EB897E, #E0EB7E
Tetradic#EB7EE0, #EBC07E, #7EEB89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6E4F9
Lighter +10%#AAC6F2
Darker −10%#528CE4
Darker −20%#266EDD
Darker −30%#1C58B4
Darker −40%#154288
More saturated +25%#6BA5FE
Less saturated −25%#91ADD8

Channel breakdown

R126
G169
B235
Red126 (49.4%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue216.33°
Saturation (HSL)73.15%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G A9 · B EB

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