Recognised as Colour

#7CBDC6

#7CBDC6
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#7CBDC6 is a cyan with RGB values 124, 189, 198 and HSL 187°, 39%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#7CBDC6#7CBDC6

HEX#7CBDC6

RGBrgb(124, 189, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.7412, 0.7765

RGB percentages48.6%, 74.1%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(187.3, 39.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 37.4%, 77.6%)

CMYK37.4%, 4.5%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,175,046

CSS custom property--colour: #7CBDC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.95:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#834239

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3B8C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6AEC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5EC2C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 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 text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.2 Sky blue · ΔE 12.6 Light blue · ΔE 13.4 Powder blue · ΔE 14.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 18 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6857C

Analogous#7CC6AA, #7C98C6

Triadic#C67CBD, #BDC67C

Split complementary#C67C98, #C6AA7C

Tetradic#AA7CC6, #C6857C, #98C67C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7F3F4

Lighter +20%#C3E1E5

Lighter +10%#A0CFD5

Darker −10%#58ABB7

Darker −20%#438F99

Darker −30%#336E76

Darker −40%#244D52

More saturated +25%#64CFDE

Less saturated −25%#93ABAF

Channel breakdown

R124

G189

B198

Red124 (48.6%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue187.3°

Saturation (HSL)39.36%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G BD · B C6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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