Palettes / Colors / #7BBFEB

#7BBFEB — Light Blue

#7BBFEB 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 #7BBFEB 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.

#7BBFEB 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 #EBA77A; it also sits naturally between #7AEBE0 and #7A85EB. 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 48% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7BBFEB

.text { color: #7BBFEB; }
.background { background-color: #7BBFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7BBFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(123, 191, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 74%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7BBFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(123, 191, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7BBFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(123, 191, 235, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBA77A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7BBFEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7BBFEB

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 #7BBFEB 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 #7BBFEB 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

← #7BBFEA  ·  #7BBFEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7BBFEB?

#7BBFEB is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 123, 191, 235). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7BBFEB?

#7BBFEB is RGB 123, 191, 235 — HSL 204°, 74%, 70% — CMYK 48%, 19%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #7BBFEB?

Its complement is #EBA77A; analogous partners are #7AEBE0 and #7A85EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7BBFEB for text?

Black text on #7BBFEB has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.