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Colour

#7AB5C7

  • #7AB5C7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7AB5C7 is a cyan with RGB values 122, 181, 199 and HSL 194°, 41%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7AB5C7#7AB5C7
HEX#7AB5C7
RGBrgb(122, 181, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.7098, 0.7804
RGB percentages47.8%, 71%, 78%
HSLhsl(194, 40.7%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194, 38.7%, 78%)
CMYK38.7%, 9%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,041,927
CSS custom property--colour: #7AB5C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#854A38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9B1C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA8C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5CBBBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.7Cadetblue · ΔE 13.1Light blue · ΔE 14.4Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7Powder blue · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C78C7A
Analogous#7AC7B3, #7A8EC7
Triadic#C77AB5, #B5C77A
Split complementary#C77A8E, #C7B37A
Tetradic#B37AC7, #C78C7A, #8EC77A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F1F4
Lighter +20%#C2DDE5
Lighter +10%#9EC9D6
Darker −10%#56A1B8
Darker −20%#41859A
Darker −30%#326676
Darker −40%#234752
More saturated +25%#62C2DF
Less saturated −25%#92A8AF

Channel breakdown

R122
G181
B199
Red122 (47.8%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue194.03°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G B5 · B C7

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