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Recognised as Colour

#7EA9FE

  • #7EA9FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7EA9FE is a blue with RGB values 126, 169, 254 and HSL 220°, 98%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7EA9FE#7EA9FE
HEX#7EA9FE
RGBrgb(126, 169, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6627, 0.9961
RGB percentages49.4%, 66.3%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(219.8, 98.5%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 50.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK50.4%, 33.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,301,054
CSS custom property--colour: #7EA9FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#815601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#42BBC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.7Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FED37E
Analogous#7EE9FE, #937EFE
Triadic#FE7EA9, #A9FE7E
Split complementary#FE937E, #E9FE7E
Tetradic#FE7EE9, #FED37E, #7EFE93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3ECFF
Lighter +10%#B1CBFE
Darker −10%#4B87FE
Darker −20%#1966FD
Darker −30%#024DE1
Darker −40%#013CAF
More saturated +25%#7DA9FF
Less saturated −25%#8EAEEE

Channel breakdown

R126
G169
B254
Red126 (49.4%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue219.84°
Saturation (HSL)98.46%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G A9 · B FE

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