Colour

#7CC3E2

#7CC3E2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#7CC3E2 is a cyan with RGB values 124, 195, 226 and HSL 198°, 64%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7CC3E2#7CC3E2

HEX#7CC3E2

RGBrgb(124, 195, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.7647, 0.8863

RGB percentages48.6%, 76.5%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(198.2, 63.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.2, 45.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK45.1%, 13.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,176,610

CSS custom property--colour: #7CC3E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.76:1

Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#833C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3C0E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4B5E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4ECCCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 8.2 Light blue · ΔE 14.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1 Powder blue · ΔE 18 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.08, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E29B7C

Analogous#7CE2CE, #7C90E2

Triadic#E27CC3, #C3E27C

Split complementary#E27C90, #E2CE7C

Tetradic#CE7CE2, #E29B7C, #90E27C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9FCFE

Lighter +20%#D0E9F4

Lighter +10%#A6D6EB

Darker −10%#52B0D9

Darker −20%#2D9BCB

Darker −30%#247BA1

Darker −40%#1A5B78

More saturated +25%#68CBF6

Less saturated −25%#90BBCE

Channel breakdown

R124

G195

B226

Red124 (48.6%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue198.24°

Saturation (HSL)63.75%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G C3 · B E2

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