Recognised as Colour

#7DBDC5

#7DBDC5
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#7DBDC5 is a cyan with RGB values 125, 189, 197 and HSL 187°, 38%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#7DBDC5

RGBrgb(125, 189, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.7412, 0.7725

RGB percentages49%, 74.1%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(186.7, 38.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 36.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK36.5%, 4.1%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,240,581

CSS custom property--colour: #7DBDC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#82423A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3B8C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7AFC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#61C2BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.1 Sky blue · ΔE 13 Light blue · ΔE 13.4 Powder blue · ΔE 14.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C5857D

Analogous#7DC5A9, #7D99C5

Triadic#C57DBD, #BDC57D

Split complementary#C57D99, #C5A97D

Tetradic#A97DC5, #C5857D, #99C57D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7F3F4

Lighter +20%#C4E1E4

Lighter +10%#A0CFD5

Darker −10%#5AABB5

Darker −20%#448F98

Darker −30%#346E75

Darker −40%#244D52

More saturated +25%#66CFDD

Less saturated −25%#94ABAD

Channel breakdown

R125

G189

B197

Red125 (49%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue186.67°

Saturation (HSL)38.3%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7D · G BD · B C5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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