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Recognised as Colour

#7DAFCC

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

#7DAFCC is a blue with RGB values 125, 175, 204 and HSL 202°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7DAFCC#7DAFCC
HEX#7DAFCC
RGBrgb(125, 175, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.6863, 0.8
RGB percentages49%, 68.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(202, 43.6%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 38.7%, 80%)
CMYK38.7%, 14.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,237,004
CSS custom property--colour: #7DAFCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#825033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1ADCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A5CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#60B7B8no 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 text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.7Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Light skyblue · ΔE 13.8Light blue · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3Cadetblue · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9A7D
Analogous#7DCCC1, #7D88CC
Triadic#CC7DAF, #AFCC7D
Split complementary#CC7D88, #CCC27D
Tetradic#C17DCC, #CC9A7D, #88CC7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF3F7
Lighter +20%#C6DCE9
Lighter +10%#A2C6DA
Darker −10%#5898BE
Darker −20%#407FA3
Darker −30%#32627E
Darker −40%#23465A
More saturated +25%#66B5E3
Less saturated −25%#94A9B5

Channel breakdown

R125
G175
B204
Red125 (49%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue202.03°
Saturation (HSL)43.65%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G AF · B CC

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