Palettes / Colors / #07ACED

#07ACED — Vivid Blue

#07ACED is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deepskyblue (#00BFFF) — not an exact match. CSS deepskyblue gives you #00BFFF, a different color; use #07ACED when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#07ACED is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ED4907; it also sits naturally between #07EDBC and #0739ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 3% · Green 67% · Blue 93%

Cyan 97% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #07ACED

.text { color: #07ACED; }
.background { background-color: #07ACED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #07ACED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(7, 172, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 94%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #07ACED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(7, 172, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #07ACED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(7, 172, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#07ACED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#07ACED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED4907:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #07ACED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #07ACED

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #07ACED looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #07ACED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #07ACEC  ·  #07ACEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #07ACED?

#07ACED is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 7, 172, 237). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #07ACED?

#07ACED is RGB 7, 172, 237 — HSL 197°, 94%, 48% — CMYK 97%, 27%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #07ACED?

Its complement is #ED4907; analogous partners are #07EDBC and #0739ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #07ACED for text?

Black text on #07ACED has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.58:1.