Palettes / Colors / #7FACED

#7FACED — Light Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #7FACED 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.

#7FACED 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 #EDBE7E; it also sits naturally between #7EE3ED and #877EED. 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 50% · Green 67% · Blue 93%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7FACED

.text { color: #7FACED; }
.background { background-color: #7FACED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7FACED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(127, 172, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 75%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7FACED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(127, 172, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7FACED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(127, 172, 237, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDBE7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7FACED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7FACED

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 #7FACED 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 #7FACED 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 #7FACED?

#7FACED is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 127, 172, 237). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7FACED?

#7FACED is RGB 127, 172, 237 — HSL 215°, 75%, 71% — CMYK 46%, 27%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #7FACED?

Its complement is #EDBE7E; analogous partners are #7EE3ED and #877EED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7FACED for text?

Black text on #7FACED has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.