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Recognised as Colour

#7CA2EA

  • #7CA2EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7CA2EA is a blue with RGB values 124, 162, 234 and HSL 219°, 72%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7CA2EA#7CA2EA
HEX#7CA2EA
RGBrgb(124, 162, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6353, 0.9176
RGB percentages48.6%, 63.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(219.3, 72.4%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 47%, 91.8%)
CMYK47%, 30.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,168,170
CSS custom property--colour: #7CA2EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#835D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A7EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9DE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4FB1BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.2Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.6Light steelblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAC47C
Analogous#7CD9EA, #8D7CEA
Triadic#EA7CA2, #A2EA7C
Split complementary#EA8D7C, #D9EA7C
Tetradic#EA7CD9, #EAC47C, #7CEA8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D4E0F8
Lighter +10%#A8C1F1
Darker −10%#5083E3
Darker −20%#2464DC
Darker −30%#1C50B1
Darker −40%#153C85
More saturated +25%#699CFD
Less saturated −25%#8FA8D7

Channel breakdown

R124
G162
B234
Red124 (48.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue219.27°
Saturation (HSL)72.37%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G A2 · B EA

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