#7C99CC

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #7C99CC

At its core, #7C99CC is a light and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 124 parts red, 153 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 39% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow, and 20% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C99CC
RGB124, 153, 204
HSL218.3°, 44.0%, 64.3%
CMYK39%, 25%, 0%, 20%
HSV218.3°, 39.2%, 80.0%
LAB62.9, 2.8, -29.4
XYZ30.6, 31.4, 61.6
Decimal8165836

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.88:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.29:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.75:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.19:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C99CC; }
.text-color { color: #7C99CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C99CC; }

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