Palettes / Colors / #7EA0FA

#7EA0FA — Light Vivid Blue

#7EA0FA is a blue color we call Light Vivid 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 #7EA0FA 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.

#7EA0FA 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 #FAD97F; it also sits naturally between #7FDEFA and #9C7FFA. 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 63% · Blue 98%

Cyan 50% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7EA0FA

.text { color: #7EA0FA; }
.background { background-color: #7EA0FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7EA0FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(126, 160, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(224, 93%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7EA0FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(126, 160, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7EA0FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(126, 160, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7EA0FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7EA0FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAD97F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7EA0FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7EA0FA

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 #7EA0FA 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 #7EA0FA 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 #7EA0FA?

#7EA0FA is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 126, 160, 250). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7EA0FA?

#7EA0FA is RGB 126, 160, 250 — HSL 224°, 93%, 74% — CMYK 50%, 36%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #7EA0FA?

Its complement is #FAD97F; analogous partners are #7FDEFA and #9C7FFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7EA0FA for text?

Black text on #7EA0FA has a contrast ratio of 8.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.