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Recognised as Colour

#7CB4E6

  • #7CB4E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7CB4E6 is a blue with RGB values 124, 180, 230 and HSL 208°, 68%, 69%. 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

#7CB4E6#7CB4E6
HEX#7CB4E6
RGBrgb(124, 180, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.7059, 0.902
RGB percentages48.6%, 70.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(208.3, 67.9%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.3, 46.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK46.1%, 21.7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,172,774
CSS custom property--colour: #7CB4E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42641WCAG 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 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#834B19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB5E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#92AAE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4EC0C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.4Sky blue · ΔE 15.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.3Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Light blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6AE7C
Analogous#7CE6E3, #7C7FE6
Triadic#E67CB4, #B4E67C
Split complementary#E67C7F, #E6E37C
Tetradic#E37CE6, #E6AE7C, #7FE67C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFEFF
Lighter +20%#D2E5F6
Lighter +10%#A7CDEE
Darker −10%#519BDE
Darker −20%#2883D4
Darker −30%#2068A9
Darker −40%#184E7E
More saturated +25%#68B5FA
Less saturated −25%#90B3D3

Channel breakdown

R124
G180
B230
Red124 (48.6%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue208.3°
Saturation (HSL)67.95%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G B4 · B E6

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