Colour

#7CABC9

#7CABC9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#7CABC9 is a blue with RGB values 124, 171, 201 and HSL 203°, 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 Sky blue.

Colour values

#7CABC9#7CABC9

HEX#7CABC9

RGBrgb(124, 171, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6706, 0.7882

RGB percentages48.6%, 67.1%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(203.4, 41.6%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.4, 38.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK38.3%, 14.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,170,441

CSS custom property--colour: #7CABC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#835436

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EAACBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#93A1C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Tritanopia#60B3B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.5 Light blue · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C99A7C

Analogous#7CC9C0, #7C85C9

Triadic#C97CAB, #ABC97C

Split complementary#C97C85, #C9C07C

Tetradic#C07CC9, #C99A7C, #85C97C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8F0F6

Lighter +20%#C4D9E7

Lighter +10%#A0C2D8

Darker −10%#5894BA

Darker −20%#417A9E

Darker −30%#325E7A

Darker −40%#234256

More saturated +25%#65B0E0

Less saturated −25%#93A6B2

Channel breakdown

R124

G171

B201

Red124 (48.6%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue203.38°

Saturation (HSL)41.62%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G AB · B C9

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Colour values

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