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Recognised as Colour

#7EAAF0

  • #7EAAF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7EAAF0 is a blue with RGB values 126, 170, 240 and HSL 217°, 79%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7EAAF0#7EAAF0
HEX#7EAAF0
RGBrgb(126, 170, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6667, 0.9412
RGB percentages49.4%, 66.7%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(216.8, 79.2%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 47.5%, 94.1%)
CMYK47.5%, 29.2%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,301,296
CSS custom property--colour: #7EAAF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#81550F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FAFF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A4EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4EB9C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4Light steelblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0C47E
Analogous#7EE3F0, #8B7EF0
Triadic#F07EAA, #AAF07E
Split complementary#F08B7E, #E3F07E
Tetradic#F07EE3, #F0C47E, #7EF08B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E6FB
Lighter +10%#ACC8F5
Darker −10%#508CEB
Darker −20%#236EE5
Darker −30%#1657BF
Darker −40%#114291
More saturated +25%#6FA7FF
Less saturated −25%#90AEDE

Channel breakdown

R126
G170
B240
Red126 (49.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue216.84°
Saturation (HSL)79.17%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G AA · B F0

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