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Recognised as Colour

#7EB3EF

  • #7EB3EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7EB3EF is a blue with RGB values 126, 179, 239 and HSL 212°, 78%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7EB3EF#7EB3EF
HEX#7EB3EF
RGBrgb(126, 179, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.702, 0.9373
RGB percentages49.4%, 70.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(211.9, 77.9%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 47.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK47.3%, 25.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,303,599
CSS custom property--colour: #7EB3EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#814C10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BB5F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DAAEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4CC1C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFBA7E
Analogous#7EECEF, #817EEF
Triadic#EF7EB3, #B3EF7E
Split complementary#EF817E, #ECEF7E
Tetradic#EF7EEC, #EFBA7E, #7EEF81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E8FA
Lighter +10%#ABCEF5
Darker −10%#5198E9
Darker −20%#237EE4
Darker −30%#1765BD
Darker −40%#124D8F
More saturated +25%#6EB2FF
Less saturated −25%#90B4DD

Channel breakdown

R126
G179
B239
Red126 (49.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue211.86°
Saturation (HSL)77.93%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G B3 · B EF

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