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Colour

#7C94CA

  • #7C94CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7C94CA is a blue with RGB values 124, 148, 202 and HSL 222°, 42%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7C94CA#7C94CA
HEX#7C94CA
RGBrgb(124, 148, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5804, 0.7922
RGB percentages48.6%, 58%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(221.5, 42.4%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 38.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK38.6%, 26.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,164,554
CSS custom property--colour: #7C94CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#836B35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8298CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A91C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#639FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5Slate grey · ΔE 22.9Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB27C
Analogous#7CBBCA, #8B7CCA
Triadic#CA7C94, #94CA7C
Split complementary#CA8B7C, #BBCA7C
Tetradic#CA7CBB, #CAB27C, #7CCA8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EDF6
Lighter +20%#C5CFE7
Lighter +10%#A0B2D9
Darker −10%#5876BB
Darker −20%#415E9F
Darker −30%#32487B
Darker −40%#233357
More saturated +25%#658BE1
Less saturated −25%#939DB3

Channel breakdown

R124
G148
B202
Red124 (48.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)42.39%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 94 · B CA

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