Palettes / Colors / #7CAADD

#7CAADD — Light Blue

#7CAADD 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 #7CAADD 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.

#7CAADD 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 #DEB17D; it also sits naturally between #7DDADE and #807DDE. 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 67% · Blue 87%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7CAADD

.text { color: #7CAADD; }
.background { background-color: #7CAADD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7CAADD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(124, 170, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 59%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7CAADD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(124, 170, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7CAADD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(124, 170, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #7CAADD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEB17D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7CAADD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7CAADD

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 #7CAADD 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 #7CAADD 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 #7CAADD?

#7CAADD is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 124, 170, 221). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7CAADD?

#7CAADD is RGB 124, 170, 221 — HSL 212°, 59%, 68% — CMYK 44%, 23%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #7CAADD?

Its complement is #DEB17D; analogous partners are #7DDADE and #807DDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7CAADD for text?

Black text on #7CAADD has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.43:1.