Palettes / Colors / #7EAFCE

#7EAFCE — Muted Blue

#7EAFCE is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

#7EAFCE 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 #CE9C7E; it also sits naturally between #7ECEC5 and #7E87CE. 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 69% · Blue 81%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

Previews

CSS code for #7EAFCE

.text { color: #7EAFCE; }
.background { background-color: #7EAFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7EAFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(126, 175, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 45%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7EAFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(126, 175, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7EAFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(126, 175, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #7EAFCE

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Tones of #7EAFCE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE9C7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7EAFCE: #000000.

How #7EAFCE 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 #7EAFCE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #7EAFCD  ·  #7EAFCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7EAFCE?

#7EAFCE is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 126, 175, 206). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7EAFCE?

#7EAFCE is RGB 126, 175, 206 — HSL 203°, 45%, 65% — CMYK 39%, 15%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #7EAFCE?

Its complement is #CE9C7E; analogous partners are #7ECEC5 and #7E87CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7EAFCE for text?

Black text on #7EAFCE has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.