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Colour

#7CB3EA

  • #7CB3EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7CB3EA is a blue with RGB values 124, 179, 234 and HSL 210°, 72%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7CB3EA#7CB3EA
HEX#7CB3EA
RGBrgb(124, 179, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.702, 0.9176
RGB percentages48.6%, 70.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(210, 72.4%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 47%, 91.8%)
CMYK47%, 23.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,172,522
CSS custom property--colour: #7CB3EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#834C15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB4EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA9E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4CC0C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.2Sky blue · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Light steelblue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAB37C
Analogous#7CEAEA, #7C7CEA
Triadic#EA7CB3, #B3EA7C
Split complementary#EA7C7C, #EAEA7C
Tetradic#EA7CEA, #EAB37C, #7CEA7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D4E6F8
Lighter +10%#A8CDF1
Darker −10%#509AE3
Darker −20%#2480DC
Darker −30%#1C66B1
Darker −40%#154D85
More saturated +25%#69B3FD
Less saturated −25%#8FB3D7

Channel breakdown

R124
G179
B234
Red124 (48.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)72.37%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G B3 · B EA

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