Palettes / Colors / #7CAEFD

#7CAEFD — Light Vivid Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #7CAEFD 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.

#7CAEFD 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 #FDCC7C; it also sits naturally between #7CEEFD and #8B7CFD. 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 68% · Blue 99%

Cyan 51% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7CAEFD

.text { color: #7CAEFD; }
.background { background-color: #7CAEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7CAEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(124, 174, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 97%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7CAEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(124, 174, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7CAEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(124, 174, 253, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDCC7C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7CAEFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7CAEFD

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 #7CAEFD 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 #7CAEFD 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 #7CAEFD?

#7CAEFD is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 124, 174, 253). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7CAEFD?

#7CAEFD is RGB 124, 174, 253 — HSL 217°, 97%, 74% — CMYK 51%, 31%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #7CAEFD?

Its complement is #FDCC7C; analogous partners are #7CEEFD and #8B7CFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7CAEFD for text?

Black text on #7CAEFD has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.