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Recognised as Colour

#7EB1CB

  • #7EB1CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7EB1CB is a blue with RGB values 126, 177, 203 and HSL 200°, 43%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7EB1CB#7EB1CB
HEX#7EB1CB
RGBrgb(126, 177, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.6941, 0.7961
RGB percentages49.4%, 69.4%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(200.3, 42.5%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 37.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK37.9%, 12.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,303,051
CSS custom property--colour: #7EB1CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#814E34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4AFCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A6CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#62B8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11Light steelblue · ΔE 13Light skyblue · ΔE 14.2Light blue · ΔE 15.9Cadetblue · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB987E
Analogous#7ECBBF, #7E8ACB
Triadic#CB7EB1, #B1CB7E
Split complementary#CB7E8A, #CBBF7E
Tetradic#BF7ECB, #CB987E, #8ACB7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF3F7
Lighter +20%#C7DDE8
Lighter +10%#A2C7DA
Darker −10%#5A9BBC
Darker −20%#4181A2
Darker −30%#33647D
Darker −40%#244759
More saturated +25%#67B8E2
Less saturated −25%#95AAB4

Channel breakdown

R126
G177
B203
Red126 (49.4%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue200.26°
Saturation (HSL)42.54%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G B1 · B CB

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