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Recognised as Colour

#7CB2F9

  • #7CB2F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7CB2F9 is a blue with RGB values 124, 178, 249 and HSL 214°, 91%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7CB2F9#7CB2F9
HEX#7CB2F9
RGBrgb(124, 178, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.698, 0.9765
RGB percentages48.6%, 69.8%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(214.1, 91.2%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 50.2%, 97.6%)
CMYK50.2%, 28.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,172,281
CSS custom property--colour: #7CB2F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#834D06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B6FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#87AAF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3FC2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 26.5Light steelblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9C37C
Analogous#7CF0F9, #857CF9
Triadic#F97CB2, #B2F97C
Split complementary#F9857C, #F0F97C
Tetradic#F97CF0, #F9C37C, #7CF985

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEEBFD
Lighter +10%#ADCFFB
Darker −10%#4B95F7
Darker −20%#1A79F5
Darker −30%#0A60D2
Darker −40%#074AA2
More saturated +25%#76B1FF
Less saturated −25%#8DB4E8

Channel breakdown

R124
G178
B249
Red124 (48.6%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue214.08°
Saturation (HSL)91.24%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G B2 · B F9

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