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Recognised as Colour

#7DAECC

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

#7DAECC is a blue with RGB values 125, 174, 204 and HSL 203°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7DAECC#7DAECC
HEX#7DAECC
RGBrgb(125, 174, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.6824, 0.8
RGB percentages49%, 68.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(202.8, 43.6%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 38.7%, 80%)
CMYK38.7%, 14.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,236,748
CSS custom property--colour: #7DAECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#825133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0ADCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A4CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#60B6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.2Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Light skyblue · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Light blue · ΔE 17.7Cadetblue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9B7D
Analogous#7DCCC3, #7D86CC
Triadic#CC7DAE, #AECC7D
Split complementary#CC7D86, #CCC37D
Tetradic#C37DCC, #CC9B7D, #86CC7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF2F7
Lighter +20%#C6DCE9
Lighter +10%#A2C5DA
Darker −10%#5897BE
Darker −20%#407DA3
Darker −30%#32617E
Darker −40%#23455A
More saturated +25%#66B3E3
Less saturated −25%#94A9B5

Channel breakdown

R125
G174
B204
Red125 (49%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue202.78°
Saturation (HSL)43.65%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G AE · B CC

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