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Recognised as Colour

#7CAACA

  • #7CAACA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#7CAACA is a blue with RGB values 124, 170, 202 and HSL 205°, 42%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#7CAACA#7CAACA
HEX#7CAACA
RGBrgb(124, 170, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6667, 0.7922
RGB percentages48.6%, 66.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(204.6, 42.4%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.6, 38.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK38.6%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,170,186
CSS custom property--colour: #7CAACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#835535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA9CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A1C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#60B2B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Sky blue · ΔE 13.9Light skyblue · ΔE 14.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Slate grey · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9C7C
Analogous#7CCAC3, #7C83CA
Triadic#CA7CAA, #AACA7C
Split complementary#CA7C83, #CAC37C
Tetradic#C37CCA, #CA9C7C, #83CA7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F1F6
Lighter +20%#C5D9E7
Lighter +10%#A0C2D9
Darker −10%#5892BB
Darker −20%#41799F
Darker −30%#325D7B
Darker −40%#234257
More saturated +25%#65AEE1
Less saturated −25%#93A6B3

Channel breakdown

R124
G170
B202
Red124 (48.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue204.62°
Saturation (HSL)42.39%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G AA · B CA

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