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Recognised as Colour

#7EBCE0

  • #7EBCE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7EBCE0 is a blue with RGB values 126, 188, 224 and HSL 202°, 61%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7EBCE0#7EBCE0
HEX#7EBCE0
RGBrgb(126, 188, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.7373, 0.8784
RGB percentages49.4%, 73.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(202, 61.2%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 43.7%, 87.8%)
CMYK43.7%, 16.1%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,305,888
CSS custom property--colour: #7EBCE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#81431F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABBAE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB0DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#55C6C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.6Sky blue · ΔE 7.8Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 16.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.7Powder blue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0A27E
Analogous#7EE0D3, #7E8BE0
Triadic#E07EBC, #BCE07E
Split complementary#E07E8B, #E0D37E
Tetradic#D37EE0, #E0A27E, #8BE07E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FCFE
Lighter +20%#D0E7F4
Lighter +10%#A7D1EA
Darker −10%#55A7D6
Darker −20%#3090C8
Darker −30%#26739F
Darker −40%#1C5576
More saturated +25%#6AC1F4
Less saturated −25%#92B7CC

Channel breakdown

R126
G188
B224
Red126 (49.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue202.04°
Saturation (HSL)61.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G BC · B E0

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