Palettes / Colors / #7BC9FF

#7BC9FF — Light Vivid Blue

#7BC9FF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#7BC9FF 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 #FFB27A; it also sits naturally between #7AFFF4 and #7A85FF. 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 79% · Blue 100%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #7BC9FF

.text { color: #7BC9FF; }
.background { background-color: #7BC9FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7BC9FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(123, 201, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 100%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7BC9FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(123, 201, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7BC9FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(123, 201, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7BC9FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7BC9FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #7BC9FF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFB27A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7BC9FF: #000000.

How #7BC9FF 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 #7BC9FF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #7BC9FE  ·  #7BCA00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7BC9FF?

#7BC9FF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 123, 201, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7BC9FF?

#7BC9FF is RGB 123, 201, 255 — HSL 205°, 100%, 74% — CMYK 52%, 21%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #7BC9FF?

Its complement is #FFB27A; analogous partners are #7AFFF4 and #7A85FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7BC9FF for text?

Black text on #7BC9FF has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.