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Recognised as Colour

#7CC4EA

  • #7CC4EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#7CC4EA is a blue with RGB values 124, 196, 234 and HSL 201°, 72%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#7CC4EA#7CC4EA
HEX#7CC4EA
RGBrgb(124, 196, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.7686, 0.9176
RGB percentages48.6%, 76.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(200.7, 72.4%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 47%, 91.8%)
CMYK47%, 16.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,176,874
CSS custom property--colour: #7CC4EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.94:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#833B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C2ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B6E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#47CED0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 5Sky blue · ΔE 6.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7Light blue · ΔE 16.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.8Powder blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.97, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAA27C
Analogous#7CEAD9, #7C8DEA
Triadic#EA7CC4, #C4EA7C
Split complementary#EA7C8D, #EAD97C
Tetradic#D97CEA, #EAA27C, #8DEA7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D4ECF8
Lighter +10%#A8D8F1
Darker −10%#50B0E3
Darker −20%#249CDC
Darker −30%#1C7DB1
Darker −40%#155E85
More saturated +25%#69CAFD
Less saturated −25%#8FBED7

Channel breakdown

R124
G196
B234
Red124 (48.6%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue200.73°
Saturation (HSL)72.37%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G C4 · B EA

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