#7CADE3#7CADE3
#7CADE3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.095 H 251.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7CADE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 173, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 65%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 45%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.4%, 23.8%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.27, -2.06, -32.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.27, 32.29, 266.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.38% -0.03 -0.0898) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.38% 0.095 251.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1162, 39.7158, 78.3683) |
| Luminance | 0.3972 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.21
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.84
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.13
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.68
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.18
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7CADE3 #E3B27C
analogous
#7CE1E3 #7CADE3 #7F7CE3
triadic
#7CADE3 #E37CAD #ADE37C
tetradic
#7CADE3 #E37CE1 #E3B27C #7CE37F
square
#7CADE3 #E37CE1 #E3B27C #7CE37F
split-complementary
#7CADE3 #E37F7C #E1E37C
monochromatic
#286FBC #4A8DD8 #7CADE3 #AECDEE #E1ECF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#7CADE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.94
#7CADE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #7CADE3
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7CADE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7CADE3 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.94 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98AFE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA5E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#52B9BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7cade3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 173, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.095 251.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a6c5ec',
500: '#7cade3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7cade3; $custom-light: #a6c5ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7cade3",
"rgb": {
"r": 124,
"g": 173,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.456,
"s": 64.78,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73379,
"c": 0.09468,
"h": 251.5
},
"luminance": 0.39718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7CADE3
secondary
#EDDECE
accent
#7719CD
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#101216
muted
#7F8184