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#7CA8BB closest to Serene Sea

#7CA8BB is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Serene Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 65.9% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(124, 168, 187)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 32% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 34% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #7CA8BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.18:1.

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Variations of #7CA8BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#7CA8BB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#7CA8BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #7CA8BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #949EBB
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EA6BC
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95A6BC
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #949EBB
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8EA2BB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #66AEAE
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #74AAB5
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A1A1A1
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #99A3A8

#7CA8BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.57:1 Very poor#7CA8BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.18:1 Very good#7CA8BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#7CA8BB in CSS

/* Serene Sea */
.color { color: #7CA8BB; }
.background { background-color: #7CA8BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #7CA8BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(124 168 187);
color: hsl(198 32% 61%);
color: oklch(0.707 0.055 226.4);

#7CA8BB FAQ

What color is #7CA8BB?

#7CA8BB is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #7CA8BB?

#7CA8BB is rgb(124, 168, 187) in RGB, hsl(198, 32%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(34%, 10%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #7CA8BB?

The complementary color of #7CA8BB is #BB8F7C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #7CA8BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #7CA8BB: 8.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #7CA8BB a warm or cool color?

#7CA8BB is a cool color.