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Recognised as Colour

#7CA6FA

  • #7CA6FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7CA6FA is a blue with RGB values 124, 166, 250 and HSL 220°, 93%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7CA6FA#7CA6FA
HEX#7CA6FA
RGBrgb(124, 166, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.651, 0.9804
RGB percentages48.6%, 65.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(220, 92.6%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 50.4%, 98%)
CMYK50.4%, 33.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,169,210
CSS custom property--colour: #7CA6FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#835905

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85ADFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A1F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#41B8C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.8Light skyblue · ΔE 28.6Medium purple · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD07C
Analogous#7CE5FA, #917CFA
Triadic#FA7CA6, #A6FA7C
Split complementary#FA917C, #E5FA7C
Tetradic#FA7CE5, #FAD07C, #7CFA91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE9FE
Lighter +10%#ADC7FC
Darker −10%#4B85F8
Darker −20%#1A63F6
Darker −30%#084CD5
Darker −40%#063BA4
More saturated +25%#77A4FF
Less saturated −25%#8DACE9

Channel breakdown

R124
G166
B250
Red124 (48.6%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)92.65%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G A6 · B FA

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