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Recognised as Colour

#7CD5E6

  • #7CD5E6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7CD5E6 is a cyan with RGB values 124, 213, 230 and HSL 190°, 68%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7CD5E6#7CD5E6
HEX#7CD5E6
RGBrgb(124, 213, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.8353, 0.902
RGB percentages48.6%, 83.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(189.6, 67.9%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.6, 46.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK46.1%, 7.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,181,222
CSS custom property--colour: #7CD5E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#832A19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7CFE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C2E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#46DDDAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.9Light blue · ΔE 13Powder blue · ΔE 13.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.3Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E68D7C
Analogous#7CE6C2, #7CA0E6
Triadic#E67CD5, #D5E67C
Split complementary#E67CA0, #E6C27C
Tetradic#C27CE6, #E68D7C, #A0E67C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFEFF
Lighter +20%#D2F0F6
Lighter +10%#A7E3EE
Darker −10%#51C7DE
Darker −20%#28B8D4
Darker −30%#2093A9
Darker −40%#186E7E
More saturated +25%#68E2FA
Less saturated −25%#90C8D3

Channel breakdown

R124
G213
B230
Red124 (48.6%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue189.62°
Saturation (HSL)67.95%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G D5 · B E6

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