#7cadd9

Color #7cadd9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.43 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#7cadd9

RGB

rgb(124, 173, 217)

HSL

hsl(208.4, 55%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.4, 42.9%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.9%, 20.3%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(68.88, -4.86, -27.34)

LCH

lch(68.88, 27.77, 259.92)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0828, 246.28)

HWB

hwb(208.4, 48.6%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9a87c

Analogous

#7cd9d7

#7cadd9

#7c7fd9

Triadic

#7cadd9

#d97cad

#add97c

Split-complementary

#7cadd9

#d97c7f

#d9d77c

Tetradic

#7cadd9

#a87cd9

#d9a87c

#add97c

Square

#7cadd9

#d77cd9

#d9a87c

#7fd97c

Shades

Color #7cadd9 mixed toward black.

#5091cc

#3375b0

#265884

#1a3b58

#0d1d2c

Tints

Color #7cadd9 mixed toward white.

#92bbdf

#a8c8e6

#bed6ec

#d3e4f2

#e9f1f9

Tones

Color #7cadd9 mixed toward gray.

#84add1

#8cacca

#93acc2

#9babba

#a3abb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494cf · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#918dcd · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#7fc8c6 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7cadd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7cadd9]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#7cadd9 (#7cadd9) is rgb(124, 173, 217) in RGB.

No, #7cadd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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