Colour

#7CAACC

#7CAACC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#7CAACC is a blue with RGB values 124, 170, 204 and HSL 206°, 44%, 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

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HEX#7CAACC

RGBrgb(124, 170, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6667, 0.8

RGB percentages48.6%, 66.7%, 80%

HSLhsl(205.5, 44%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 39.2%, 80%)

CMYK39.2%, 16.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,170,188

CSS custom property--colour: #7CAACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#835533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BA9CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#91A1CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Tritanopia#5FB2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 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 text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14 Sky blue · ΔE 14.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Steel blue · ΔE 18.3 Slate grey · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CC9E7C

Analogous#7CCCC6, #7C82CC

Triadic#CC7CAA, #AACC7C

Split complementary#CC7C82, #CCC67C

Tetradic#C67CCC, #CC9E7C, #82CC7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAF1F7

Lighter +20%#C5DAE9

Lighter +10%#A1C2DA

Darker −10%#5792BE

Darker −20%#3F78A3

Darker −30%#315D7E

Darker −40%#234259

More saturated +25%#65ADE3

Less saturated −25%#93A7B5

Channel breakdown

R124

G170

B204

Red124 (48.6%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue205.5°

Saturation (HSL)43.96%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G AA · B CC

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Colour values

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