#7CA8EC#7CA8EC
#7CA8EC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.110 H 258.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7CA8EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 168, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 75%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 47%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.5%, 28.8%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.27, 3.31, -38.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.27, 38.83, 274.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.72% -0.0213 -0.1084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.72% 0.11 258.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4501, 38.3440, 84.7683) |
| Luminance | 0.3835 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.47
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 5.58
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.72
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.53
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.87
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 9.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7CA8EC #ECC07C
analogous
#7CE0EC #7CA8EC #887CEC
triadic
#7CA8EC #EC7CA8 #A8EC7C
tetradic
#7CA8EC #EC7CE0 #ECC07C #7CEC88
square
#7CA8EC #EC7CE0 #ECC07C #7CEC88
split-complementary
#7CA8EC #EC887C #E0EC7C
monochromatic
#1E64D0 #4785E4 #7CA8EC #B1CBF4 #E4EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#7CA8EC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#7CA8EC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #7CA8EC
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7CA8EC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7CA8EC | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.67 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EACEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81A2EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4CB7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7ca8ec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 168, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.110 258.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a7c1f2',
500: '#7ca8ec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7ca8ec; $custom-light: #a7c1f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7ca8ec",
"rgb": {
"r": 124,
"g": 168,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.429,
"s": 74.667,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72723,
"c": 0.11048,
"h": 258.9
},
"luminance": 0.38346
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7CA8EC
secondary
#F1E5D3
accent
#880FD7
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F4F7FD
border
#CED0D5
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185