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Colour

#7CA6FE

  • #7CA6FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7CA6FE is a blue with RGB values 124, 166, 254 and HSL 221°, 98%, 74%. 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

#7CA6FE#7CA6FE
HEX#7CA6FE
RGBrgb(124, 166, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.651, 0.9961
RGB percentages48.6%, 65.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(220.6, 98.5%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 51.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK51.2%, 34.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,169,214
CSS custom property--colour: #7CA6FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#835901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#75A2FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#3DB9C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.3Medium purple · ΔE 30.3Light skyblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FED47C
Analogous#7CE7FE, #937CFE
Triadic#FE7CA6, #A6FE7C
Split complementary#FE937C, #E7FE7C
Tetradic#FE7CE7, #FED47C, #7CFE93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EBFF
Lighter +10%#AFC8FE
Darker −10%#4984FE
Darker −20%#1761FD
Darker −30%#0249DF
Darker −40%#0139AD
More saturated +25%#7BA6FF
Less saturated −25%#8DACEE

Channel breakdown

R124
G166
B254
Red124 (48.6%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue220.62°
Saturation (HSL)98.48%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G A6 · B FE

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