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Recognised as Colour

#7CA3DA

  • #7CA3DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7CA3DA is a blue with RGB values 124, 163, 218 and HSL 215°, 56%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7CA3DA#7CA3DA
HEX#7CA3DA
RGBrgb(124, 163, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6392, 0.8549
RGB percentages48.6%, 63.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(215.1, 56%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 43.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK43.1%, 25.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,168,410
CSS custom property--colour: #7CA3DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#835C25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA6DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#849DD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#59AFB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 21Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.3Sky blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAB37C
Analogous#7CD2DA, #847CDA
Triadic#DA7CA3, #A3DA7C
Split complementary#DA847C, #D2DA7C
Tetradic#DA7CD2, #DAB37C, #7CDA84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F7FC
Lighter +20%#CCDBF0
Lighter +10%#A4BFE5
Darker −10%#5487CF
Darker −20%#356DBB
Darker −30%#2A5593
Darker −40%#1E3E6C
More saturated +25%#679FEF
Less saturated −25%#91A7C5

Channel breakdown

R124
G163
B218
Red124 (48.6%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue215.11°
Saturation (HSL)55.95%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G A3 · B DA

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