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Recognised as Colour

#7EC1DD

  • #7EC1DD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7EC1DD is a cyan with RGB values 126, 193, 221 and HSL 198°, 58%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7EC1DD#7EC1DD
HEX#7EC1DD
RGBrgb(126, 193, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.7569, 0.8667
RGB percentages49.4%, 75.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(197.7, 58.3%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.7, 43%, 86.7%)
CMYK43%, 12.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,307,165
CSS custom property--colour: #7EC1DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#813E22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2BEDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B3DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#55C9CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4.6Light skyblue · ΔE 9.9Light blue · ΔE 13.3Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3Powder blue · ΔE 17Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.64, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD9A7E
Analogous#7EDDCA, #7E91DD
Triadic#DD7EC1, #C1DD7E
Split complementary#DD7E91, #DDCA7E
Tetradic#CA7EDD, #DD9A7E, #92DD7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FBFD
Lighter +20%#CFE8F2
Lighter +10%#A6D4E8
Darker −10%#56AED2
Darker −20%#3398C2
Darker −30%#28789A
Darker −40%#1E5971
More saturated +25%#6AC9F1
Less saturated −25%#92B9C9

Channel breakdown

R126
G193
B221
Red126 (49.4%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue197.68°
Saturation (HSL)58.28%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G C1 · B DD

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