Palettes / Colors / #7BC5EA

#7BC5EA — Light Blue

#7BC5EA 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 #7BC5EA 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.

#7BC5EA 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 #EAA07B; it also sits naturally between #7BEAD8 and #7B8DEA. 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 77% · Blue 92%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7BC5EA

.text { color: #7BC5EA; }
.background { background-color: #7BC5EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7BC5EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(123, 197, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 73%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7BC5EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(123, 197, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7BC5EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(123, 197, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7BC5EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7BC5EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAA07B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7BC5EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7BC5EA

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 #7BC5EA 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 #7BC5EA 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 #7BC5EA?

#7BC5EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 123, 197, 234). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7BC5EA?

#7BC5EA is RGB 123, 197, 234 — HSL 200°, 73%, 70% — CMYK 47%, 16%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #7BC5EA?

Its complement is #EAA07B; analogous partners are #7BEAD8 and #7B8DEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7BC5EA for text?

Black text on #7BC5EA has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.