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Recognised as Colour

#7EAEB5

  • #7EAEB5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#7EAEB5 is a cyan with RGB values 126, 174, 181 and HSL 188°, 27%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#7EAEB5#7EAEB5
HEX#7EAEB5
RGBrgb(126, 174, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6824, 0.7098
RGB percentages49.4%, 68.2%, 71%
HSLhsl(187.6, 27.1%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.6, 30.4%, 71%)
CMYK30.4%, 3.9%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,302,261
CSS custom property--colour: #7EAEB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#81514A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6AAB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA3B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6BB2B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.9Light blue · ΔE 16.3Dark grey · ΔE 16.7Sky blue · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5857E
Analogous#7EB5A1, #7E93B5
Triadic#B57EAE, #AEB57E
Split complementary#B57E93, #B5A17E
Tetradic#A17EB5, #B5857E, #93B57E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFEBED
Lighter +20%#BFD7DA
Lighter +10%#9EC2C8
Darker −10%#5E9AA2
Darker −20%#4B7B82
Darker −30%#385D62
Darker −40%#263E41
More saturated +25%#65C1CE
Less saturated −25%#979B9C

Channel breakdown

R126
G174
B181
Red126 (49.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue187.64°
Saturation (HSL)27.09%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G AE · B B5

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