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Recognised as Colour

#7DABC2

  • #7DABC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7DABC2 is a blue with RGB values 125, 171, 194 and HSL 200°, 36%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7DABC2#7DABC2
HEX#7DABC2
RGBrgb(125, 171, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.6706, 0.7608
RGB percentages49%, 67.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(200, 36.1%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 35.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK35.6%, 11.9%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,235,970
CSS custom property--colour: #7DABC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#82543D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A9C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A1C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#65B2B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.6Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1Light skyblue · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2947D
Analogous#7DC2B7, #7D89C2
Triadic#C27DAB, #ABC27D
Split complementary#C27D89, #C2B77D
Tetradic#B67DC2, #C2947D, #89C27D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EEF3
Lighter +20%#C2D8E3
Lighter +10%#A0C1D2
Darker −10%#5A95B2
Darker −20%#457A94
Darker −30%#355D71
Darker −40%#25404E
More saturated +25%#65B3DA
Less saturated −25%#95A3AA

Channel breakdown

R125
G171
B194
Red125 (49%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)36.13%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G AB · B C2

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