Colour

#7EBAFF

#7EBAFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#7EBAFF is a blue with RGB values 126, 186, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7EBAFF#7EBAFF

HEX#7EBAFF

RGBrgb(126, 186, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.7294, 1

RGB percentages49.4%, 72.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(212.1, 100%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 50.6%, 100%)

CMYK50.6%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,305,407

CSS custom property--colour: #7EBAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.35:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#814500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EB0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#3CCAD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3 Steel blue · ΔE 23.2 Sky blue · ΔE 24 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFC37E

Analogous#7EFBFF, #837EFF

Triadic#FF7EBA, #BAFF7E

Split complementary#FF827E, #FBFF7E

Tetradic#FF7EFB, #FFC37E, #7EFF82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E4F1FF

Lighter +10%#B1D5FF

Darker −10%#4B9FFF

Darker −20%#1883FF

Darker −30%#006AE4

Darker −40%#0052B1

More saturated +25%#7EBAFF

Less saturated −25%#8EBBEF

Channel breakdown

R126

G186

B255

Red126 (49.4%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue212.09°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G BA · B FF

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Colour values

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