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Recognised as Colour

#7CAECB

  • #7CAECB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7CAECB is a blue with RGB values 124, 174, 203 and HSL 202°, 43%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7CAECB#7CAECB
HEX#7CAECB
RGBrgb(124, 174, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6824, 0.7961
RGB percentages48.6%, 68.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(202, 43.2%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 38.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK38.9%, 14.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,171,211
CSS custom property--colour: #7CAECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#835134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0ACCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A4CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5FB6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5Light skyblue · ΔE 14.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 17.5Cadetblue · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB997C
Analogous#7CCBC0, #7C87CB
Triadic#CB7CAE, #AECB7C
Split complementary#CB7C87, #CBC07C
Tetradic#C07CCB, #CB997C, #87CB7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF2F6
Lighter +20%#C5DBE8
Lighter +10%#A1C5D9
Darker −10%#5797BD
Darker −20%#407DA1
Darker −30%#31617D
Darker −40%#234558
More saturated +25%#65B4E2
Less saturated −25%#93A8B4

Channel breakdown

R124
G174
B203
Red124 (48.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue202.03°
Saturation (HSL)43.17%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G AE · B CB

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