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Colour

#7EABFF

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

#7EABFF is a blue with RGB values 126, 171, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7EABFF#7EABFF
HEX#7EABFF
RGBrgb(126, 171, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6706, 1
RGB percentages49.4%, 67.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.1, 100%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 50.6%, 100%)
CMYK50.6%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,301,567
CSS custom property--colour: #7EABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#815400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7BA6FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#40BDC9no 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 text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD27E
Analogous#7EECFF, #917EFF
Triadic#FF7EAB, #ABFF7E
Split complementary#FF917E, #ECFF7E
Tetradic#FF7EEC, #FFD27E, #7EFF92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4EDFF
Lighter +10%#B1CCFF
Darker −10%#4B8AFF
Darker −20%#1869FF
Darker −30%#0050E4
Darker −40%#003EB1
More saturated +25%#7EABFF
Less saturated −25%#8EB0EF

Channel breakdown

R126
G171
B255
Red126 (49.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G AB · B FF

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