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Recognised as Colour

#7EAAC2

  • #7EAAC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#7EAAC2 is a blue with RGB values 126, 170, 194 and HSL 201°, 36%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#7EAAC2#7EAAC2
HEX#7EAAC2
RGBrgb(126, 170, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6667, 0.7608
RGB percentages49.4%, 66.7%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(201.2, 35.8%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 35.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK35.1%, 12.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,301,250
CSS custom property--colour: #7EAAC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#81553D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA8C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A1C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#67B1B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5Sky blue · ΔE 14Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Cadetblue · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)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#C2967E
Analogous#7EC2B8, #7E88C2
Triadic#C27EAA, #AAC27E
Split complementary#C27E88, #C2B87E
Tetradic#B87EC2, #C2967E, #88C27E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6EEF3
Lighter +20%#C3D8E3
Lighter +10%#A1C1D2
Darker −10%#5B93B2
Darker −20%#467894
Darker −30%#365C71
Darker −40%#25404F
More saturated +25%#66B1DA
Less saturated −25%#96A3AA

Channel breakdown

R126
G170
B194
Red126 (49.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue201.18°
Saturation (HSL)35.79%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G AA · B C2

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