Palettes / Colors / #7E9BE7

#7E9BE7 — Light Blue

#7E9BE7 is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#7E9BE7 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 #E7C97E; it also sits naturally between #7ED0E7 and #957EE7. 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 61% · Blue 91%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

Previews

CSS code for #7E9BE7

.text { color: #7E9BE7; }
.background { background-color: #7E9BE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7E9BE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(126, 155, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(223, 69%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7E9BE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(126, 155, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7E9BE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(126, 155, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7E9BE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7E9BE7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7C97E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7E9BE7: #000000.

How #7E9BE7 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 #7E9BE7

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #7E9BE6  ·  #7E9BE8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7E9BE7?

#7E9BE7 is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 126, 155, 231). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7E9BE7?

#7E9BE7 is RGB 126, 155, 231 — HSL 223°, 69%, 70% — CMYK 45%, 33%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #7E9BE7?

Its complement is #E7C97E; analogous partners are #7ED0E7 and #957EE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7E9BE7 for text?

Black text on #7E9BE7 has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.72:1.