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#7FB2FA — Light Vivid Blue

#7FB2FA 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 #7FB2FA 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.

#7FB2FA 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 #FAC780; it also sits naturally between #80F0FA and #8A80FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#7FB2FA · RGB 127, 178, 250

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Color values

HEX#7FB2FA
RGB127, 178, 250
HSL215°, 92%, 74%
HSV215°, 49%, 98%
CMYK49%, 29%, 0%, 2%
XYZ41.93, 43.25, 96.58
Yxy43.25, 0.2307, 0.2380
CIE-Lab71.73, 2.48, -40.91
Hunter Lab65.77, 2.25, -46.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 50% · Green 70% · Blue 98%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #7FB2FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #7FB2FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #7FB2FA

.text { color: #7FB2FA; }
.background { background-color: #7FB2FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7FB2FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(127, 178, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 92%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7FB2FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(127, 178, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7FB2FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(127, 178, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7FB2FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7FB2FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #7FB2FA

#5D9EF8#3B89F7#1975F5#0963E1#0854BF#07459D#05367A#042758#021836#010914

Tints of #7FB2FA

#89B8FA#93BEFB#A2C7FB#ACCDFC#B6D3FC#BFD9FC#C9DFFD#D8E7FD#E2EDFE#EBF3FE

Tones of #7FB2FA

#88B4F1#91B5E8#9AB7E0#A3B8D7#ABBACE#B4BBC5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAC780:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.18:1 Fails
Against black text9.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #7FB2FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7FB2FA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #7FB2FA: ·

How #7FB2FA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9596E9Deuteranopia · #928EE4Tritanopia · #82DBD8

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:

Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #7FB2FA rather than the exact color:

Palette B6fffa
#B6FFFA · #98E4FF · #80B3FF · #687EFF
Palette Fdffe2
#FDFFE2 · #83B4FF · #5A72A0 · #1A2130
Palette Eef5ff
#EEF5FF · #B4D4FF · #86B6F6 · #176B87
Palette F2f1a7
#F2F1A7 · #EF5959 · #B43144 · #88A9F7
Palette Ff9843
#FF9843 · #FFDD95 · #86A7FC · #3468C0
Palette 04009a
#04009A · #77ACF1 · #3EDBF0 · #C0FEFC

Similar colors

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

#80B3FF#83B4FF#86B6F6#88A9F7#86A7FC#77ACF1#74B5EE#8CA9FF#83A2FF#77BEF0#84AAEB#7EA1FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #7FB2F9  ·  #7FB2FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7FB2FA?

#7FB2FA is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 127, 178, 250). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7FB2FA?

#7FB2FA is RGB 127, 178, 250 — HSL 215°, 92%, 74% — CMYK 49%, 29%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #7FB2FA?

Its complement is #FAC780; analogous partners are #80F0FA and #8A80FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7FB2FA for text?

Black text on #7FB2FA has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.