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Recognised as Colour

#7C9FCA

  • #7C9FCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7C9FCA is a blue with RGB values 124, 159, 202 and HSL 213°, 42%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7C9FCA#7C9FCA
HEX#7C9FCA
RGBrgb(124, 159, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6235, 0.7922
RGB percentages48.6%, 62.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(213.1, 42.4%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 38.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK38.6%, 21.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,167,370
CSS custom property--colour: #7C9FCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#836035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA1CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8699C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#62A8ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.2Sky blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAA77C
Analogous#7CC6CA, #807CCA
Triadic#CA7C9F, #9FCA7C
Split complementary#CA807C, #C6CA7C
Tetradic#CA7CC6, #CAA77C, #7CCA80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EFF6
Lighter +20%#C5D4E7
Lighter +10%#A0BAD9
Darker −10%#5884BB
Darker −20%#416B9F
Darker −30%#32537B
Darker −40%#233A57
More saturated +25%#659DE1
Less saturated −25%#93A1B3

Channel breakdown

R124
G159
B202
Red124 (48.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue213.08°
Saturation (HSL)42.39%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 9F · B CA

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