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Recognised as Colour

#7AE0FF

  • #7AE0FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7AE0FF is a cyan with RGB values 122, 224, 255 and HSL 194°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7AE0FF#7AE0FF
HEX#7AE0FF
RGBrgb(122, 224, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.8784, 1
RGB percentages47.8%, 87.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(194, 100%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194, 52.2%, 100%)
CMYK52.2%, 12.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,052,991
CSS custom property--colour: #7AE0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.93:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#851F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDDBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9CCFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#17EAEAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.9Light skyblue · ΔE 12.4Light blue · ΔE 16.6Powder blue · ΔE 17.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF997A
Analogous#7AFFDB, #7A9EFF
Triadic#FF7AE0, #E0FF7A
Split complementary#FF7A9E, #FFDB7A
Tetradic#DC7AFF, #FF997A, #9EFF7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0F8FF
Lighter +10%#ADECFF
Darker −10%#47D4FF
Darker −20%#14C8FF
Darker −30%#00ACE0
Darker −40%#0085AD
More saturated +25%#7AE0FF
Less saturated −25%#8BD7EE

Channel breakdown

R122
G224
B255
Red122 (47.8%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue193.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G E0 · B FF

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