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Recognised as Colour

#7CB0CB

  • #7CB0CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7CB0CB is a blue with RGB values 124, 176, 203 and HSL 201°, 43%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7CB0CB#7CB0CB
HEX#7CB0CB
RGBrgb(124, 176, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.6902, 0.7961
RGB percentages48.6%, 69%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(200.5, 43.2%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.5, 38.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK38.9%, 13.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,171,723
CSS custom property--colour: #7CB0CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#834F34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3AECCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A5CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#5EB8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.2Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5Light skyblue · ΔE 14.1Light blue · ΔE 16.5Cadetblue · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB977C
Analogous#7CCBBE, #7C89CB
Triadic#CB7CB0, #B0CB7C
Split complementary#CB7C88, #CBBE7C
Tetradic#BE7CCB, #CB977C, #89CB7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF2F6
Lighter +20%#C5DCE8
Lighter +10%#A1C6D9
Darker −10%#579ABD
Darker −20%#4080A1
Darker −30%#31637D
Darker −40%#234658
More saturated +25%#65B7E2
Less saturated −25%#93A9B4

Channel breakdown

R124
G176
B203
Red124 (48.6%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue200.51°
Saturation (HSL)43.17%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G B0 · B CB

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