Palettes / Colors / #7BBFEA

#7BBFEA — Light Blue

#7BBFEA 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 #7BBFEA 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.

#7BBFEA 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 #EAA57B; it also sits naturally between #7BEADD and #7B88EA. 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 75% · Blue 92%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7BBFEA

.text { color: #7BBFEA; }
.background { background-color: #7BBFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7BBFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(123, 191, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 73%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7BBFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(123, 191, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7BBFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(123, 191, 234, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAA57B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7BBFEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7BBFEA

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 #7BBFEA 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 #7BBFEA 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

← #7BBFE9  ·  #7BBFEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7BBFEA?

#7BBFEA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 123, 191, 234). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7BBFEA?

#7BBFEA is RGB 123, 191, 234 — HSL 203°, 73%, 70% — CMYK 47%, 18%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #7BBFEA?

Its complement is #EAA57B; analogous partners are #7BEADD and #7B88EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7BBFEA for text?

Black text on #7BBFEA has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.