Palettes / Colors / #7C80DA

#7C80DA — Light Blue

#7C80DA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #7C80DA 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.

#7C80DA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DAD57C; it also sits naturally between #7CB0DA and #A67CDA. 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 49% · Green 50% · Blue 85%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7C80DA

.text { color: #7C80DA; }
.background { background-color: #7C80DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7C80DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(124, 128, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 56%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7C80DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(124, 128, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7C80DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(124, 128, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7C80DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7C80DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAD57C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7C80DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7C80DA

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 #7C80DA 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 #7C80DA 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 #7C80DA?

#7C80DA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 124, 128, 218). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7C80DA?

#7C80DA is RGB 124, 128, 218 — HSL 237°, 56%, 67% — CMYK 43%, 41%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #7C80DA?

Its complement is #DAD57C; analogous partners are #7CB0DA and #A67CDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7C80DA for text?

Black text on #7C80DA has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.53:1.