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Recognised as Colour

#7CA1FF

  • #7CA1FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7CA1FF is a blue with RGB values 124, 161, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7CA1FF#7CA1FF
HEX#7CA1FF
RGBrgb(124, 161, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6314, 1
RGB percentages48.6%, 63.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(223.1, 100%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 51.4%, 100%)
CMYK51.4%, 36.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,167,935
CSS custom property--colour: #7CA1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#835E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D9EFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3DB5C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Royal blue · ΔE 27.7Steel blue · ΔE 29.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDA7C
Analogous#7CE3FF, #997CFF
Triadic#FF7CA1, #A1FF7C
Split complementary#FF997C, #E3FF7C
Tetradic#FF7CE2, #FFDA7C, #7CFF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2EAFF
Lighter +10%#AFC6FF
Darker −10%#497CFF
Darker −20%#1658FF
Darker −30%#0040E2
Darker −40%#0031AF
More saturated +25%#7CA1FF
Less saturated −25%#8CA8EF

Channel breakdown

R124
G161
B255
Red124 (48.6%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G A1 · B FF

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