Close to Light Sky Blue
#7DBFFD
#7DBFFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Light Sky Blue. In RGB it’s made of 49% red, 74.9% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 209°, with 97% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #7DBFFD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.95:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.74:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.95:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.74:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #7DBFFD as they’d see it.
#7DBFFD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #7DBFFD
What color is #7DBFFD?
#7DBFFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Light Sky Blue. In RGB it’s made of 49% red, 74.9% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 209°, with 97% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #7DBFFD in RGB?
#7DBFFD is rgb(125, 191, 253): 125 red, 191 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #7DBFFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(51, 25, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #7DBFFD?
PANTONE 284 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #7DBFFD?
Its complement #E6AE7B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.