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Recognised as Colour

#7CA7FF

  • #7CA7FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7CA7FF is a blue with RGB values 124, 167, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7CA7FF#7CA7FF
HEX#7CA7FF
RGBrgb(124, 167, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6549, 1
RGB percentages48.6%, 65.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.3, 100%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 51.4%, 100%)
CMYK51.4%, 34.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,169,471
CSS custom property--colour: #7CA7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#835800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#75A2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3CBAC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 28Light skyblue · ΔE 30.3Medium purple · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD47C
Analogous#7CE9FF, #927CFF
Triadic#FF7CA7, #A7FF7C
Split complementary#FF927C, #E9FF7C
Tetradic#FF7CE9, #FFD47C, #7CFF93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2ECFF
Lighter +10%#AFC9FF
Darker −10%#4985FF
Darker −20%#1662FF
Darker −30%#004AE2
Darker −40%#0039AF
More saturated +25%#7CA7FF
Less saturated −25%#8CADEF

Channel breakdown

R124
G167
B255
Red124 (48.6%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G A7 · B FF

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