Colour

#7AC8EC

#7AC8EC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#7AC8EC is a cyan with RGB values 122, 200, 236 and HSL 199°, 75%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7AC8EC#7AC8EC

HEX#7AC8EC

RGBrgb(122, 200, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.7843, 0.9255

RGB percentages47.8%, 78.4%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(198.9, 75%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.9, 48.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK48.3%, 15.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,046,828

CSS custom property--colour: #7AC8EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51502WCAG 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 11.3:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#853713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6C5EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5B9ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#3FD2D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 5.6 Light blue · ΔE 15.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1 Powder blue · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.57, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EC9E7A

Analogous#7AECD7, #7A8FEC

Triadic#EC7AC8, #C8EC7A

Split complementary#EC7A8F, #ECD77A

Tetradic#D77AEC, #EC9E7A, #8FEC7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D3EDF9

Lighter +10%#A7DAF2

Darker −10%#4DB6E6

Darker −20%#21A3DF

Darker −30%#1A83B3

Darker −40%#136287

More saturated +25%#67CFFF

Less saturated −25%#8DC1D9

Channel breakdown

R122

G200

B236

Red122 (47.8%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue198.95°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7A · G C8 · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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