#7ca9d0

Color #7ca9d0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.09 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#7ca9d0

RGB

rgb(124, 169, 208)

HSL

hsl(207.9, 47.2%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.9, 40.4%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.4%, 18.8%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(67.44, -5.12, -24.6)

LCH

lch(67.44, 25.13, 258.24)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.075, 245.25)

HWB

hwb(207.9, 48.6%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0a37c

Analogous

#7cd0cd

#7ca9d0

#7c7fd0

Triadic

#7ca9d0

#d07ca9

#a9d07c

Split-complementary

#7ca9d0

#d07c7f

#d0cd7c

Tetradic

#7ca9d0

#a37cd0

#d0a37c

#a9d07c

Square

#7ca9d0

#cd7cd0

#d0a37c

#7fd07c

Shades

Color #7ca9d0 mixed toward black.

#538ec1

#3a72a3

#2c567a

#1d3951

#0f1d29

Tints

Color #7ca9d0 mixed toward white.

#92b7d8

#a8c6e0

#bdd4e8

#d3e2ef

#e9f1f7

Tones

Color #7ca9d0 mixed toward gray.

#83a8c9

#8aa8c2

#91a7bb

#98a7b4

#9fa6ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292c7 · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#8f8bc5 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#7fc0bf · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7ca9d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7ca9d0]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#7ca9d0 (#7ca9d0) is rgb(124, 169, 208) in RGB.

No, #7ca9d0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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