Information about Vista Blue color

#7C9ED9 - Vista Blue color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#7C9ED9, known as "Vista Blue", falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(124, 158, 217) — 48.6% red, 62% green, 85.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 36 / 23 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#7C9ED9 is a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Delta Blue (#7C9ACD). Slightly further away sit Resolutiion Blue (#7FA3E6) and Dark Pastel Blue (#779ECB).

The recipe behind #7C9ED9 is rgb(124, 158, 217), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #7C9ED9: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Vista Blue" in the Register.

Vista Blue color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Vista Blue color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Vista Blue

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7C9ED9
  • RGB124, 158, 217
  • CMYK36, 23, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(124, 158, 217)
  • HSL218°, 55%, 67%
  • HSL Precise218.065°, 55.03%, 66.863%
  • HSV218°, 43%, 85%
  • HSB218°, 43%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.486, 0.620, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.486, 0.620, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.486, 0.620, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID7C9ED9
  • DECIMAL ID8167129
  • Name Length10
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