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Colour

#7CA0FF

  • #7CA0FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7CA0FF is a blue with RGB values 124, 160, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7CA0FF#7CA0FF
HEX#7CA0FF
RGBrgb(124, 160, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6275, 1
RGB percentages48.6%, 62.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(223.5, 100%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 51.4%, 100%)
CMYK51.4%, 37.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,167,679
CSS custom property--colour: #7CA0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#835F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C9EFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3DB4C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 27.1Steel blue · ΔE 29.6Slate blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDB7C
Analogous#7CE1FF, #9A7CFF
Triadic#FF7CA0, #A0FF7C
Split complementary#FF9A7C, #E1FF7C
Tetradic#FF7CE1, #FFDB7C, #7CFF9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2EAFF
Lighter +10%#AFC5FF
Darker −10%#497BFF
Darker −20%#1656FF
Darker −30%#003EE2
Darker −40%#0030AF
More saturated +25%#7CA0FF
Less saturated −25%#8CA7EF

Channel breakdown

R124
G160
B255
Red124 (48.6%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G A0 · B FF

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