#7CACEA#7CACEA
#7CACEA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.104 H 255.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7CACEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 172, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 72%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 47%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47%, 26.5%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.28, 0.49, -36.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.28, 36.04, 270.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.48% -0.0266 -0.1007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.48% 0.104 255.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9110, 39.7281, 83.4965) |
| Luminance | 0.3973 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.76
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.26
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.63
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.31
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.86
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 9.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7CACEA #EABA7C
analogous
#7CE3EA #7CACEA #837CEA
triadic
#7CACEA #EA7CAC #ACEA7C
tetradic
#7CACEA #EA7CE3 #EABA7C #7CEA83
square
#7CACEA #EA7CE3 #EABA7C #7CEA83
split-complementary
#7CACEA #EA837C #E3EA7C
monochromatic
#216BCB #478BE2 #7CACEA #B1CDF2 #E5EEFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#7CACEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#7CACEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #7CACEA
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7CACEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7CACEA | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94AFED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A4E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4DBAC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7cacea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 172, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.104 255.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a7c4f1',
500: '#7cacea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7cacea; $custom-light: #a7c4f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7cacea",
"rgb": {
"r": 124,
"g": 172,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.818,
"s": 72.368,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73479,
"c": 0.1042,
"h": 255.2
},
"luminance": 0.39731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7CACEA
secondary
#F0E3D2
accent
#7F11D4
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#101216
muted
#7F8184