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Colour

#7CB6FD

  • #7CB6FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7CB6FD is a blue with RGB values 124, 182, 253 and HSL 213°, 97%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7CB6FD#7CB6FD
HEX#7CB6FD
RGBrgb(124, 182, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.7137, 0.9922
RGB percentages48.6%, 71.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(213, 97%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213, 51%, 99.2%)
CMYK51%, 28.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,173,309
CSS custom property--colour: #7CB6FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#834902

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9ABAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AADFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#39C6CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 18.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Sky blue · ΔE 25.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDC37C
Analogous#7CF7FD, #837CFD
Triadic#FD7CB6, #B6FD7C
Split complementary#FD837C, #F7FD7C
Tetradic#FD7CF7, #FDC37C, #7CFD83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EEFF
Lighter +10%#AED2FE
Darker −10%#4A9AFC
Darker −20%#187EFB
Darker −30%#0365DD
Darker −40%#034EAA
More saturated +25%#7AB6FF
Less saturated −25%#8DB8EC

Channel breakdown

R124
G182
B253
Red124 (48.6%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue213.02°
Saturation (HSL)96.99%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G B6 · B FD

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