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Recognised as Colour

#7CAFFB

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

#7CAFFB is a blue with RGB values 124, 175, 251 and HSL 216°, 94%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7CAFFB#7CAFFB
HEX#7CAFFB
RGBrgb(124, 175, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6863, 0.9843
RGB percentages48.6%, 68.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(215.9, 94.1%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 50.6%, 98.4%)
CMYK50.6%, 30.3%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,171,515
CSS custom property--colour: #7CAFFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#835004

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91B4FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A8F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3EC0CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBC87C
Analogous#7CEEFB, #897CFB
Triadic#FB7CAF, #AFFB7C
Split complementary#FB887C, #EEFB7C
Tetradic#FB7CEE, #FBC87C, #7CFB88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFEBFE
Lighter +10%#ADCDFD
Darker −10%#4B91F9
Darker −20%#1973F8
Darker −30%#075AD7
Darker −40%#0546A6
More saturated +25%#78AEFF
Less saturated −25%#8DB2EA

Channel breakdown

R124
G175
B251
Red124 (48.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue215.91°
Saturation (HSL)94.07%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G AF · B FB

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