#7CA9DE#7CA9DE
#7CA9DE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.092 H 253.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7CA9DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 169, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 60%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 44%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.1%, 23.9%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.97, -1.25, -31.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.97, 31.51, 267.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.3% -0.0267 -0.0877) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.3% 0.092 253.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6806, 37.9327, 74.5347) |
| Luminance | 0.3794 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.01
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.14
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.16
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.05
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.61
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7CA9DE #DEB17C
analogous
#7CDADE #7CA9DE #807CDE
triadic
#7CA9DE #DE7CA9 #A9DE7C
tetradic
#7CA9DE #DE7CDA #DEB17C #7CDE80
square
#7CA9DE #DE7CDA #DEB17C #7CDE80
split-complementary
#7CA9DE #DE807C #DADE7C
monochromatic
#2D6AB3 #4B89D2 #7CA9DE #ADC9EA #DEE9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#7CA9DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#7CA9DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #7CA9DE
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7CA9DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7CA9DE | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95ABE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89A1DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#56B5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7ca9de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 169, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.092 253.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a6c2e8',
500: '#7ca9de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7ca9de; $custom-light: #a6c2e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7ca9de",
"rgb": {
"r": 124,
"g": 169,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.449,
"s": 59.756,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72296,
"c": 0.09167,
"h": 253.1
},
"luminance": 0.37935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7CA9DE
secondary
#EADCCC
accent
#7A1EC7
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F4F7FC
border
#CED0D5
text
#101216
muted
#7F8184