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Colour

#7CBCFF

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

#7CBCFF is a blue with RGB values 124, 188, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7CBCFF#7CBCFF
HEX#7CBCFF
RGBrgb(124, 188, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.7373, 1
RGB percentages48.6%, 73.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.7, 100%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 51.4%, 100%)
CMYK51.4%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,174,847
CSS custom property--colour: #7CBCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#834300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1BEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#90B1FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#35CBD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Sky blue · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBF7C
Analogous#7CFDFF, #7E7CFF
Triadic#FF7CBC, #BCFF7C
Split complementary#FF7E7C, #FDFF7C
Tetradic#FF7CFD, #FFBF7C, #7CFF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2F0FF
Lighter +10%#AFD6FF
Darker −10%#49A2FF
Darker −20%#1688FF
Darker −30%#006EE2
Darker −40%#0055AF
More saturated +25%#7CBCFF
Less saturated −25%#8CBCEF

Channel breakdown

R124
G188
B255
Red124 (48.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G BC · B FF

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