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Recognised as Colour

#7EAEBD

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

#7EAEBD is a cyan with RGB values 126, 174, 189 and HSL 194°, 32%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#7EAEBD#7EAEBD
HEX#7EAEBD
RGBrgb(126, 174, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6824, 0.7412
RGB percentages49.4%, 68.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(194.3, 32.3%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.3, 33.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK33.3%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,302,269
CSS custom property--colour: #7EAEBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#815142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4ABBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA3BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#68B3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.6Sky blue · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1Light blue · ΔE 15.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16Dark grey · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8D7E
Analogous#7EBDAC, #7E8FBD
Triadic#BD7EAE, #AEBD7E
Split complementary#BD7E8F, #BDAC7E
Tetradic#AC7EBD, #BD8D7E, #8FBD7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3EEF1
Lighter +20%#C1D8E0
Lighter +10%#A0C3CE
Darker −10%#5C99AC
Darker −20%#487D8D
Darker −30%#375F6B
Darker −40%#264149
More saturated +25%#66BBD5
Less saturated −25%#96A1A5

Channel breakdown

R126
G174
B189
Red126 (49.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue194.29°
Saturation (HSL)32.31%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G AE · B BD

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