Palettes / Colors / #7BBAEB

#7BBAEB — Light Blue

#7BBAEB is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

#7BBAEB 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 #EBAB7A; it also sits naturally between #7AEBE4 and #7A81EB. 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 48% · Green 73% · Blue 92%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7BBAEB

.text { color: #7BBAEB; }
.background { background-color: #7BBAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7BBAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(123, 186, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 74%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7BBAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(123, 186, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7BBAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(123, 186, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7BBAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7BBAEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #7BBAEB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBAB7A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7BBAEB: #000000.

How #7BBAEB 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 #7BBAEB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #7BBAEB?

#7BBAEB is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 123, 186, 235). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7BBAEB?

#7BBAEB is RGB 123, 186, 235 — HSL 206°, 74%, 70% — CMYK 48%, 21%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #7BBAEB?

Its complement is #EBAB7A; analogous partners are #7AEBE4 and #7A81EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7BBAEB for text?

Black text on #7BBAEB has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.