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Recognised as Colour

#7CAED7

  • #7CAED7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7CAED7 is a blue with RGB values 124, 174, 215 and HSL 207°, 53%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7CAED7#7CAED7
HEX#7CAED7
RGBrgb(124, 174, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6824, 0.8431
RGB percentages48.6%, 68.2%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(207, 53.2%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207, 42.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK42.3%, 19.1%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,171,223
CSS custom property--colour: #7CAED7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#835128

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DAED9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A4D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#59B8BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12Sky blue · ΔE 14.3Light steelblue · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7A57C
Analogous#7CD7D2, #7C81D7
Triadic#D77CAE, #AED77C
Split complementary#D77C81, #D7D27C
Tetradic#D27CD7, #D7A57C, #81D77C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F6FB
Lighter +20%#CADEEF
Lighter +10%#A3C6E3
Darker −10%#5596CB
Darker −20%#377DB6
Darker −30%#2C628E
Darker −40%#204767
More saturated +25%#67B0EC
Less saturated −25%#91ACC2

Channel breakdown

R124
G174
B215
Red124 (48.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue207.03°
Saturation (HSL)53.22%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G AE · B D7

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