#7CACED#7CACED
#7CACED is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.108 H 256.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7CACED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 172, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 76%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 48%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.7%, 27.4%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.40, 1.35, -37.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.40, 37.50, 272.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.62% -0.0258 -0.1049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.62% 0.108 256.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3456, 39.9019, 85.7856) |
| Luminance | 0.3991 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.60
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.34
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.59
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.19
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 9.00
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7CACED #EDBD7C
analogous
#7CE5ED #7CACED #847CED
triadic
#7CACED #ED7CAC #ACED7C
tetradic
#7CACED #ED7CE5 #EDBD7C #7CED84
square
#7CACED #ED7CE5 #EDBD7C #7CED84
split-complementary
#7CACED #ED847C #E5ED7C
monochromatic
#1D6AD2 #468AE6 #7CACED #B2CEF4 #E4EEFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#7CACED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#7CACED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #7CACED
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7CACED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7CACED | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93B0F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85A5EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4BBAC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7caced; /* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 172, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.108 256.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a7c4f3',
500: '#7caced',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7caced; $custom-light: #a7c4f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7caced",
"rgb": {
"r": 124,
"g": 172,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.513,
"s": 75.839,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73617,
"c": 0.10802,
"h": 256.2
},
"luminance": 0.39905
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7CACED
secondary
#F2E5D3
accent
#820DD8
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185