Palettes / Colors / #7BBDED

#7BBDED — Light Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #7BBDED 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.

#7BBDED 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 #EDAC7D; it also sits naturally between #7DEDE4 and #7D86ED. 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 74% · Blue 93%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7BBDED

.text { color: #7BBDED; }
.background { background-color: #7BBDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7BBDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(123, 189, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 76%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7BBDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(123, 189, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7BBDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(123, 189, 237, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDAC7D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7BBDED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7BBDED

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 #7BBDED 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 #7BBDED 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

← #7BBDEC  ·  #7BBDEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7BBDED?

#7BBDED is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 123, 189, 237). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7BBDED?

#7BBDED is RGB 123, 189, 237 — HSL 205°, 76%, 71% — CMYK 48%, 20%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #7BBDED?

Its complement is #EDAC7D; analogous partners are #7DEDE4 and #7D86ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7BBDED for text?

Black text on #7BBDED has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.