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Recognised as Colour

#7EC2FA

  • #7EC2FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7EC2FA is a blue with RGB values 126, 194, 250 and HSL 207°, 93%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7EC2FA#7EC2FA
HEX#7EC2FA
RGBrgb(126, 194, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.7608, 0.9804
RGB percentages49.4%, 76.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(207.1, 92.5%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.1, 49.6%, 98%)
CMYK49.6%, 22.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,307,450
CSS custom property--colour: #7EC2FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#813D05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAC3FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AB6F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3FCFD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.3Sky blue · ΔE 15.7Light steelblue · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Light blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAB67E
Analogous#7EFAF4, #7E84FA
Triadic#FA7EC2, #C2FA7E
Split complementary#FA7E84, #FAF47E
Tetradic#F47EFA, #FAB67E, #84FA7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0F0FE
Lighter +10%#AFD9FC
Darker −10%#4DABF8
Darker −20%#1C94F6
Darker −30%#0879D7
Darker −40%#065EA6
More saturated +25%#79C2FF
Less saturated −25%#8FC0E9

Channel breakdown

R126
G194
B250
Red126 (49.4%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue207.1°
Saturation (HSL)92.54%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G C2 · B FA

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