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Recognised as Colour

#7EC2FF

  • #7EC2FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7EC2FF is a blue with RGB values 126, 194, 255 and HSL 208°, 100%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7EC2FF#7EC2FF
HEX#7EC2FF
RGBrgb(126, 194, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.7608, 1
RGB percentages49.4%, 76.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(208.4, 100%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 50.6%, 100%)
CMYK50.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,307,455
CSS custom property--colour: #7EC2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#813D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9C3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B6FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3AD0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBB7E
Analogous#7EFFFC, #7E81FF
Triadic#FF7EC2, #C2FF7E
Split complementary#FF7E81, #FFFC7E
Tetradic#FC7EFF, #FFBB7E, #81FF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4F2FF
Lighter +10%#B1DAFF
Darker −10%#4BAAFF
Darker −20%#1892FF
Darker −30%#0078E4
Darker −40%#005DB1
More saturated +25%#7EC2FF
Less saturated −25%#8EC1EF

Channel breakdown

R126
G194
B255
Red126 (49.4%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue208.37°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G C2 · B FF

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