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Colour

#7CBDE2

  • #7CBDE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7CBDE2 is a blue with RGB values 124, 189, 226 and HSL 202°, 64%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7CBDE2#7CBDE2
HEX#7CBDE2
RGBrgb(124, 189, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.7412, 0.8863
RGB percentages48.6%, 74.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(201.8, 63.7%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 45.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK45.1%, 16.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,175,074
CSS custom property--colour: #7CBDE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#83421D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACBBE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB0E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4FC7C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7Sky blue · ΔE 7.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Light blue · ΔE 16.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.9Powder blue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2A17C
Analogous#7CE2D4, #7C8AE2
Triadic#E27CBD, #BDE27C
Split complementary#E27C8A, #E2D47C
Tetradic#D47CE2, #E2A17C, #8AE27C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FCFE
Lighter +20%#D0E7F4
Lighter +10%#A6D2EB
Darker −10%#52A8D9
Darker −20%#2D92CB
Darker −30%#2474A1
Darker −40%#1A5678
More saturated +25%#68C2F6
Less saturated −25%#90B8CE

Channel breakdown

R124
G189
B226
Red124 (48.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue201.76°
Saturation (HSL)63.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G BD · B E2

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