#7CADEE#7CADEE
#7CADEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.108 H 255.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7CADEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 173, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 77%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 48%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.9%, 27.3%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.71, 1.08, -37.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.71, 37.55, 271.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.88% -0.0266 -0.1051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.88% 0.108 255.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6832, 40.3426, 86.6208) |
| Luminance | 0.4034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.39
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.02
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.86
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.12
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.91
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 8.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7CADEE #EEBD7C
analogous
#7CE6EE #7CADEE #847CEE
triadic
#7CADEE #EE7CAD #ADEE7C
tetradic
#7CADEE #EE7CE6 #EEBD7C #7CEE84
square
#7CADEE #EE7CE6 #EEBD7C #7CEE84
split-complementary
#7CADEE #EE847C #E6EE7C
monochromatic
#1C6BD4 #468BE7 #7CADEE #B2CFF5 #E4EEFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#7CADEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#7CADEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #7CADEE
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7CADEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7CADEE | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94B0F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A5ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4ABBC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7cadee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 173, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.108 255.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a7c5f3',
500: '#7cadee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7cadee; $custom-light: #a7c5f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7cadee",
"rgb": {
"r": 124,
"g": 173,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.211,
"s": 77.027,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73876,
"c": 0.10838,
"h": 255.8
},
"luminance": 0.40345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7CADEE
secondary
#F2E5D4
accent
#810CD9
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185