Colour

#7CB9C3

#7CB9C3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#7CB9C3 is a cyan with RGB values 124, 185, 195 and HSL 188°, 37%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#7CB9C3

RGBrgb(124, 185, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.7255, 0.7647

RGB percentages48.6%, 72.5%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(188.5, 37.2%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.5, 36.4%, 76.5%)

CMYK36.4%, 5.1%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,174,019

CSS custom property--colour: #7CB9C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#83463C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFB4C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3ABC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#61BEBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 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 text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.4 Sky blue · ΔE 12.8 Light blue · ΔE 13.8 Powder blue · ΔE 15.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C3867C

Analogous#7CC3A9, #7C96C3

Triadic#C37CB9, #B9C37C

Split complementary#C37C96, #C3A97C

Tetradic#A97CC3, #C3867C, #96C37C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5F1F3

Lighter +20%#C2DEE3

Lighter +10%#9FCCD3

Darker −10%#59A6B3

Darker −20%#448995

Darker −30%#346972

Darker −40%#24494F

More saturated +25%#64CADB

Less saturated −25%#94A8AB

Channel breakdown

R124

G185

B195

Red124 (48.6%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue188.45°

Saturation (HSL)37.17%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G B9 · B C3

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Colour values

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