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Colour

#7EAFEE

  • #7EAFEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7EAFEE is a blue with RGB values 126, 175, 238 and HSL 214°, 77%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7EAFEE#7EAFEE
HEX#7EAFEE
RGBrgb(126, 175, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6863, 0.9333
RGB percentages49.4%, 68.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(213.8, 76.7%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 47.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK47.1%, 26.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,302,574
CSS custom property--colour: #7EAFEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#815011

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B2F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A7EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4EBDC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 19Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9Sky blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEBD7E
Analogous#7EE7EE, #857EEE
Triadic#EE7EAF, #AFEE7E
Split complementary#EE857E, #E7EE7E
Tetradic#EE7EE7, #EEBD7E, #7EEE85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8E7FA
Lighter +10%#ABCBF4
Darker −10%#5193E8
Darker −20%#2477E2
Darker −30%#195FBA
Darker −40%#13488D
More saturated +25%#6DADFF
Less saturated −25%#90B1DC

Channel breakdown

R126
G175
B238
Red126 (49.4%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue213.75°
Saturation (HSL)76.71%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G AF · B EE

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