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Recognised as Colour

#7CAEDD

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

#7CAEDD is a blue with RGB values 124, 174, 221 and HSL 209°, 59%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7CAEDD#7CAEDD
HEX#7CAEDD
RGBrgb(124, 174, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6824, 0.8667
RGB percentages48.6%, 68.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(209.1, 58.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 43.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK43.9%, 21.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,171,229
CSS custom property--colour: #7CAEDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#835122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BAFDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA5DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#55B9BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.3Sky blue · ΔE 16.3Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDAB7C
Analogous#7CDDDC, #7C7DDD
Triadic#DD7CAE, #AEDD7C
Split complementary#DD7C7E, #DDDC7C
Tetradic#DC7CDD, #DDAB7C, #7DDD7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F9FD
Lighter +20%#CDE0F2
Lighter +10%#A4C7E8
Darker −10%#5495D2
Darker −20%#327CC1
Darker −30%#286298
Darker −40%#1D4870
More saturated +25%#67AFF2
Less saturated −25%#91ADC8

Channel breakdown

R124
G174
B221
Red124 (48.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue209.07°
Saturation (HSL)58.79%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G AE · B DD

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