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Recognised as Colour

#7AC6FF

  • #7AC6FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7AC6FF is a blue with RGB values 122, 198, 255 and HSL 206°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7AC6FF#7AC6FF
HEX#7AC6FF
RGBrgb(122, 198, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.7765, 1
RGB percentages47.8%, 77.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(205.7, 100%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 52.2%, 100%)
CMYK52.2%, 22.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,046,335
CSS custom property--colour: #7AC6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#853900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB8FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#29D4D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.9Sky blue · ΔE 15.6Light steelblue · ΔE 21.2Light blue · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB37A
Analogous#7AFFF5, #7A84FF
Triadic#FF7AC6, #C6FF7A
Split complementary#FF7A84, #FFF57A
Tetradic#F57AFF, #FFB37A, #84FF7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0F2FF
Lighter +10%#ADDCFF
Darker −10%#47B0FF
Darker −20%#149AFF
Darker −30%#0080E0
Darker −40%#0063AD
More saturated +25%#7AC6FF
Less saturated −25%#8BC4EE

Channel breakdown

R122
G198
B255
Red122 (47.8%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue205.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G C6 · B FF

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