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Recognised as Colour

#7CACFA

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

#7CACFA is a blue with RGB values 124, 172, 250 and HSL 217°, 93%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7CACFA#7CACFA
HEX#7CACFA
RGBrgb(124, 172, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6745, 0.9804
RGB percentages48.6%, 67.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(217.1, 92.6%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 50.4%, 98%)
CMYK50.4%, 31.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,170,746
CSS custom property--colour: #7CACFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#835305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB1FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7FA6F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#40BDC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 24.1Light steelblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FACA7C
Analogous#7CEBFA, #8B7CFA
Triadic#FA7CAC, #ACFA7C
Split complementary#FA8B7C, #EBFA7C
Tetradic#FA7CEB, #FACA7C, #7CFA8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEEAFE
Lighter +10%#ADCBFC
Darker −10%#4B8DF8
Darker −20%#1A6EF6
Darker −30%#0856D5
Darker −40%#0642A4
More saturated +25%#77ABFF
Less saturated −25%#8DB0E9

Channel breakdown

R124
G172
B250
Red124 (48.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue217.14°
Saturation (HSL)92.65%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G AC · B FA

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