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Recognised as Colour

#7DB0CC

  • #7DB0CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7DB0CC is a blue with RGB values 125, 176, 204 and HSL 201°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7DB0CC#7DB0CC
HEX#7DB0CC
RGBrgb(125, 176, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.6902, 0.8
RGB percentages49%, 69%, 80%
HSLhsl(201.3, 43.6%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 38.7%, 80%)
CMYK38.7%, 13.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,237,260
CSS custom property--colour: #7DB0CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#824F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3AECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A5CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#60B8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.3Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Light skyblue · ΔE 13.8Light blue · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC997D
Analogous#7DCCC1, #7D89CC
Triadic#CC7DB0, #B0CC7D
Split complementary#CC7D89, #CCC17D
Tetradic#C07DCC, #CC997D, #89CC7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF3F7
Lighter +20%#C6DDE9
Lighter +10%#A2C6DA
Darker −10%#589ABE
Darker −20%#4080A3
Darker −30%#32637E
Darker −40%#23465A
More saturated +25%#66B7E3
Less saturated −25%#94A9B5

Channel breakdown

R125
G176
B204
Red125 (49%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue201.27°
Saturation (HSL)43.65%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G B0 · B CC

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